My company, Hardy & Co., has just launched a new service in Albuquerque called ABQFlatFeeMLS.com. The service allows those home owners who wish to sell their home on their own the ability to have the property posted in the MLS so that the property will show up on searches done by real estate agents and brokers. This added exposure can add a real boost to a seller's marketing efforts.

So how much can it save a seller of real estate? Well, the average sales price of a Albuquerque home was $232,626 in 2008. The majority of sellers pay 6% of the sales price to agents involved in the transaction, or $13,958. Using ABQFlatFeeMLS.com, you would only pay $395 if you sell your home yourself, saving $13,563. If a buyer's broker brings you a buyer you will pay our fee plus that brokers commission (typically 3%), still saving $6,583.

Savings if you sell your Home Yourself:	$13,563
Savings if a Buyer's Broker Brings you a Buyer:	$6,583

If you are interested in learning more about the program, please visit ABQFlatFeeMLS.com at the site you will find all the details of the Albuquerque Flat Fee MLS program as well as an interactive ccalculator that will figure your own personal savings. The service can be purchased directly from the site, and you home can be up and running on the MLS in as little as one day!

If you decide you need some additional assistance at any time during the sales process, help is available. If you need help, you will still find that The Albuquerque Flat Fee MLS is still much less expensive than full service real estate brokerage. When you ask for help, you will get help with:

• negotiating offers
• handling contingencies
• seeing you through the closing process

For this professional assistance from a licensed real estate broker, you pay only $750 at the time you decide you need help and 1% of the sales price, at closing. Still much less than a full fare brokerage.

Be on the lookout for the service becoming available in markets throughout New Mexico over the next few months.

Labels: Albuquerque, Flat Fee MLS, Marketing, Technology