Huntsville Metro MLS Addresses

The vote was held at the end of last week as to whether or not to display addresses on the public MLS sites such as Valleymls.com, Realtor.com, Sethparker.net, Level10realty.com, etc. I, as you guys probably know, voted “YES” to show them. The results of the vote follow: Of over 3,000 possible voters, only 1,122 voted. YES: 457 NO: [...]

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Tiered Commission Structure for Huntsville

I’m developing a plan now for a tiered commission structure. There are some hurdles to go through to get it to work flawlessly, but I have a lot of hope. Here’s what it boils down to: On a $100K home, 6% total commission is completely reasonable. For a $200K home, we’re at the limits, and for [...]

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Why is real estate commission so high?

There are a few reasons, some detailed in the post “Realtor Commission in the Huntsville Area” but I’ll hit the high points. Most often, the average commission is 6% for a real estate transaction in the Huntsville Metro. Of that 6%, it is divided between the buyer’s agent and the seller’s agent at 3% each. In [...]

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Realtor Commission in the Huntsville Area

I’m one of those guys that wants to keep everything in the open as much as possible. I feel that the real estate business should be completely transparent and basically an open forum. So, in that spirit, I’m going to give you guys a crash course in how Realtors get paid and some of the [...]

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Monday Coffee - 7/7/08

OK! It’s been a long time since I’ve had some Monday Coffee going on here, so lets give it a shot. In honor of the late George Carlin. The very existence of flame-throwers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I’m [...]

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Is Your Agent Doing Their Job?

Sellers: Do you check up on your agent’s work? If not, you should. Online home searches are information driven. That means that potential buyers need as much information as possible to be able to narrow their search. Your home should have correct information and the BEST pictures possible. For instance: I’ve seen too many agents putting homes [...]

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