Vision Realtors

When it comes to Real Estate Sales there is an old saying about wanting the best of both possible worlds, full service with discount prices. We’re not sure exactly where that came from, however we do know that home sellers now are able to experience that in an increasing number of markets. Simply stated, For Sale By Owners, FSBO’s, can now try to sell their homes on their own, and be allowed to enter the multiple listing service. What does this accomplish? It is a proven fact that the MLS is the most successful way to sell a home. The cooperative of agents in the MLS service interfacing with the internet gives the seller the greatest avenue to expose their home in the marketplace.

Many sellers say I would like to use that service, but I don’t want to pay 6 or 7 % to do it. Those same sellers say I am wiling to pay 3 % to someone who brings me a buyer, but I do not think the listing agent deserves 3 %. Now a number of companies offer this service. For a small flat fee of around 0, the seller gets into MLS and other local and national websites and still can advertise on their own to get a buyer. If the seller is successful on their own, a small fee or even no commission is due the listing agent depending on the agreement and services desired.

Why would an agent do this, to get more business. If they sell the home, they get the 3%. They can get other buyers from the listing to buy other properties and can get more listings. Everybody wins. The seller can have more flexibility in pricing, offer bonuses to the selling agent, or closing costs trust us, it works. Neighbors see their neighbor’s houses selling and it all generates more business, and it allows seller to have more flexibility to sell their home and make more money on their sale.

The Seller can use this savings to help the buyer with closing costs or lower their sales price or they can pocket the savings and use it as the down payment on the purchase of their next home. Bottom Line with Flat Fee Multiple Listing Services, For Sale By Owners, are give the marketing power of the MLS without paying full price for both sides of the Real Estate Commissions and allowing them to save thousands of dollars on their sale of their home.

At the 2007 Kraft Nabisco million Hole In One contest local Palm Springs realtor Diane McMillan was surrounded by veterans of the game. She not only faced professionals but also amateur golfers who had won prizes in the event before. With a single swing of a 5 iron, she won her very own vehicle in her first trip to the contest finals.

The event was the opening activity of the Kraft Nabisco Championship, the first LPGA major championship of 2007. McMillan made the 135 yard shot which landed just 5 feet 1 inch form the cup on the 18th hole of the Mission Hills Country Club. She made a shot that was not only better than the amateurs but also better than the 10 professionals that were in the event.

McMillan and nine other golfers qualified for the main event through daily events at the College Golf Center in Palms Desert and Tahquitz Creek Golf Resort in Palm Springs, and then a semifinal round on Sunday. The amateurs were each paired with an LPGA pro for the event, with the team splitting million if either golfer made an ace on the makeshift par 3 in the middle of the par 5 18th hole. McMillan was paired with professional Stacy Prammanasudh.

McMillan who was hitting third replaced her 6 iron with a 5 iron after a stiff breeze came up. After she made her shot, she then had to wait for the next seven amateurs to hit. Pat Guenther, the only other woman in the field, hit her shot to 13-7, but that was as close as anyone came to beating McMillan. She said she knew she was pretty close but did not know for sure if she had won. She said she spent 0 to qualify for the event which was a fundraiser for United Way of the Desert.

In a celebrity competition before the amateurs played, former Super Bowl and Heisman Trophy winner Jim Plunkett won ,000 for his charity, Vista for the Visually Impaired and Blind. Plunkett had the winning shot that was 12-7, beating the best shots of actress Kassie DePavia, actor Jamie Farr and baseball Hall of Famer Brooks Robinson.

After her victory, McMillan celebrated with friends and even briefly talked to her mother on the phone. She then learned the details of how she could pick up her new Toyota Tundra truck. The display truck was black but she says that she has the option to pick any color she would like. She says she thinks she will pick white.

Diane McMillan is a real estate agent with Coldwell Banker. She lives and works in Southern California in the Palm Springs and Palm Desert areas. She was a former golf teaching pro so her experience in both golf and real estate have helped her to become an excellent resource for people seeking information and advice when both purchasing and selling residential golf properties. She says that real estate is like golf, it is the follow through that makes all the difference.

Buying a home is often the most important, yet grueling, process you will ever encounter. Selecting a dedicated San Diego realtor can ease some of the pressures, while also allowing you to find the home you have always wanted.

The Committed San Diego Realtor Makes Buying a Home Easy

A reputable San Diego realtor can simplify the complex and tiring task of purchasing a home. It is the duty of the San Diego realtor to make the process as easy as possible for all parties involved. Many factors must be considered when buying a home. What section of town would you be most comfortable living in? Are you searching for a home in the middle of town, close to all of the excitement, or would you prefer to reside in a quiet, private neighborhood? One important job of the San Diego realtor is to inform you of every detail about your new location, and help you decide what is best for your needs.

A qualified San Diego realtor will be trained in all aspects of real estate. There are typically three main steps in the home buying process: finding a property, negotiating and making an offer, and completing the purchase. It is the job of the San Diego realtor to explain each step, and assure that the overall process is as simple as possible. In your search for the ideal piece of real estate, a qualified San Diego realtor can also assist you with financial concerns. A good realtor will provide you a large variety of options, and help you understand what you can financially afford.

The San Diego Realtor and Current Real Estate Market

An educated San Diego realtor will be familiar with every feature of the city’s real estate market. With the San Diego area home to some of the most lavish and expensive properties in Southern California, a realtor can help you decide what is financially available for you, and what is not. For those unable to purchase the lush estates and mansions close to the Pacific Ocean coastline, your San Diego realtor can assist you in finding a more affordable home, further inland.

San Diego Presents the Beauty of the Coast

With more than 70 miles of stunning coastal land situated on the Pacific Ocean coastline, the San Diego real estate market is booming. Considered one of America’s favorite vacation destinations, San Diego is filled with sunny skies, mild temperatures and an overwhelming natural landscape. Home to pristine, white beaches, and shimmering ocean waves, San Diego has become a popular spot for outdoor recreation. Fishing, surfing, and swimming, are just a few activities that residents can enjoy throughout the year. Whether you are looking for a prime vacation cottage, or a charming family home, the San Diego realtor can satisfy all of your desires.

Interviewer: Today we are talking with Kevin Best, Account Manager for Metrolist, and Kevin welcome to the show.

Kevin Best: Thanks Dan, glad to be here.

Interviewer: Well, we are talking about a very popular topic, “Refreshing Listings”. What’s the whole purpose behind refreshing listings in the MLS, how will you describe it for people?

Kevin Best: Well, why you would refresh a listing is you want it to be able to be redistributed to all of the new listing searches that brokers do as well as the prospect match e-mail system that Metrolist provides for the brokers.

Interviewer: All right, and so Metrolist has made some changes now to the refresh listing functions, is that correct?

Kevin Best: That is correct. As a user you are going to see very little changes. When you refresh your listing, it’s still going to be distributed the same way it is today to all of the “new search” searches being run as well as the prospect match e-mail system. However what will happen in the background is instead of showing a withdrawn in the listing history, it will actually show refreshed. By doing that our new MLS numbers will be much more accurate as well as our withdrawn listings.

Interviewer: All right, now how does this, when somebody does this, how is it going to impact statistics?

Kevin Best: With the new listings one of the challenges in the past has been that every time I refresh the listing, I got a new MLS number and it counted as a new listing.

Interviewer: Okay.

Kevin Best: In this instance, once this product is up and running you will no longer get the new count however it will still function as a new listing. The same on the withdrawn side, when I “refresh”, it took the withdrawn listing it created a line item for withdrawn and you could never really tell how many properties were truly withdrawn off the market.

Interviewer: But it doesn’t sound like it affects my search for new listings or prospects. Is that right or doesn’t?

Kevin Best: It does not.

Interviewer: Okay.

Kevin Best: Everything from that function is going to be exactly the same way.

Interviewer: All right, now here is an important distinction, by refreshing we’ve got to emphasize that you are not necessarily affecting days on market, is that correct?

Kevin Best: That is correct. Your total days on market will continue to be calculated the same way it is today, the same way it always has been based off the original list date of the property.

Interviewer: Now if I wanted to affect days on market and have it show as zero, I would have to withdraw or take the property off the market for what 30 days?

Kevin Best: 30 days, enter it back into the system on the 31st day and your days on market will go back to zero. Listing history will show the listing history, obviously, but the days on market will reset to zero.

Interviewer: Okay, great function, I appreciate what you are doing.

Kevin Best: Thanks Dan.

Interviewer: Thanks.