t used to be that, when For those who are buying homes,
you needed a product or it is easy to search online for
service, you picked up the properties. Home buyers can
telephone book to find a business search for properties for sale in
that provided it. Then you called their neighborhood. Home buyers
to make sure that the store had can search online for homes in
what you were looking for, or you neighboring areas, neighboring
called to schedule an states or across the country.
appointment. You finished up the
process by going to the store or Home buyers can search through
going to the business to get MLS listings to find homes that
everything worked out. match their criteria: home with a
certain number of bedrooms,
This was true of a wide variety bathrooms, living space or that
or products and services, and are within a set price range.
changed with the internet. Now, And, when home buyers do this
as a society, we regularly make research on their own, they find
online purchases – from books to that they can save – in the form
banking, from personal care items of rebates of the buyer's agent's
to personal training, we buy it commission – when they do buy a
all online. Many of also sell home.
items online, using auction
services rather than yard sales. In addition, they find that, by
using flat fee real estate
It only makes sense, therefore, services, they are not left alone
that as time goes on more buying when it comes time to make an
and selling is done online. One offer or to close on the
of the newest trends, in fact, is property.
buying and selling homes online.
Likewise, those who are selling a
home online can take advantage of
Flat Fee MLS listings and other Both buyers and sellers will also
flat fee real estate services to benefit from being able to do
save when they sell property. research on their schedule – even
Unlike traditional for sale by if that means looking for
owner home sellers, they are able properties or creating marketing
to effectively market their homes materials in the middle of the
– to both online home buyers and night. Both buyers and sellers
buyers' agents alike. will have the satisfaction of
knowing that they were in control
However, those who sell a home of the transaction. And both
online using a Flat Fee MLS buyers and sellers will know
listing and other flat fee real that, when they need help, they
estate services save thousands of are able to get it.
dollars more than traditional
home sellers. This is because Buying and selling homes online
they will not have to pay a using flat fee services – both
seller's agent commission. flat fee home buying and Flat Fee
MLS listings – is a relatively
As a result, buying and selling new trend. However, buying and
homes online using flat fee real selling homes online allows
estate services allows both buyers and sellers to fit the
parties – the buyers and the process into their schedules and
sellers – to save thousands of to save thousands of dollars at
dollars during the transaction. the same time.
The savings, however, are not the
only benefit.
About the Author:
Lawrence Bunnell is a Partner and the Principal Broker of IHS Realty, an Internet based, real estate brokerage company offering consumers online, flat-fee, 'a la carte' real estate brokerage products and services. Lawrence has been a full-time licensed REALTOR® since 1984 and is currently a licensed real estate broker in Virginia, North Carolina, Maryland, Georgia, South Carolina and Pennsylvania. In addition to his role as the firm's Prinicipal Real Estate Broker, his duties include serving as the head of web application design and development and Internet marketing initiatives for IHS. http://www.ihsrealty.com/
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