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Wonder if there’s a difference between flat fee and discount realty? You might as well ask if there’s a difference between a optometrist and an opthamologist. Or a chiropractor and an orthopedist. Discount practitioners have made the determination that their services aren’t worth as much as traditional, full-commission brokers. They are willing to do all of the work of a full-service agent for less compensation. Flat fee real estate brokers on the other hand believe that customers want choices in real estate services. Flat fee brokers allow consumers to pick and choose the services they want and pay for these services individually. While flat fee mls has become the most popular and well known of the flat fee real estate services, virtually any service provided by a full-service traditional Realtor can be provided by a flat fee broker. By un-bundling the traditional services package and selling tools and services on an ‘a la carte’ basis, flat fee brokers give the customer what they want. Discount brokers, on the other hand, try to provide all of the services and tools for less money. That’s why even though discount brokers have been around for a long time, most haven’t really broken out of the gate. During difficult econonmic times it becomes increasingly difficult for the discount broker to remain in business. Yet, during the downturn, flat-fee brokerage has exploded everywhere. As a niche within the industry, online flat fee brokers account for over 15% of the market and growing each year since it’s introduction in 1997 by homebytes.com.

The $8,000 first-time-buyer credit is good only for homes purchased by first-time buyers (or anyone who hasn’t owned a home in the last three years) from Jan. 1, 2009 through Nov. 30, 2009 — so don’t wait to close in December or you’ll miss out.

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