The Free MLS Listing People often reach out to us at BlueMatch asking for a free MLS listing. Technically speaking, almost every agency (including BlueMatch) will put you on the MLS for free. So if you are looking for a free MLS listing, then most agents provide that. What they charge you once your home goes under…
4 Ways You Can Sell Your House Without a Realtor Thinking of ways to sell your house without a Realtor? You’re not alone. Over the last 10 years, the real estate market has changed considerably. With the advent of sites like Zillow and Realtor, consumer access to inventory has changed how people access listings. The shift…
For anyone selling their property as a for sale by owner, getting maximum exposure for your home listing is key. The biggest benefit to selling as an owner is that you avoid paying hefty listing agent commissions. Selling as an owner can easily save you upwards of 3% of the sale price of your home. On a…
Home to the main campus of Colorado State University, Fort Collins continues to be a strong real estate market. The most recent data for Fort Collins goes through December 2017. Let’s take a look at how the year ended up and how those numbers compare to the yearly averages. Sale Prices Trending Up This chart…
There are some interesting things going on right now in the Minneapolis-St Paul housing market. Homeowners in the Twin Cities area are seeing homes sit on the market for a bit longer right now, but they’re still getting good money for their homes. Lots of Inventory The fewer months of inventory a market has, the…
The housing market around Denver has been hot for years now. The good news for sellers is that it doesn’t look like things are going to cool off in the near future. Even when factoring seasonal trends into the equation, the Denver market remains very stable. Let’s take a look at some of the numbers…
Freakanomic Real Estate The mastermind behind Freakanomics is Steven Levitt, who teaches economics at the University of Chicago. Levitt using intensive data analysis to answer all kinds of interesting questions. As a big fan of Levitt and Freakanomics, I was really interested when he looked into real estate agent commissions. Levitt and the Freakanomics team examined…
The Multi-Listing Service, also known as the MLS is the lifeblood of the real estate world. Actually, there is not one MLS, even though it seems that way when real estate people talk about it. There many different multi-listing services, but whether you’re talking about one or several, their purpose remains important. Using a flat fee MLS…
When it comes to selling your home, one of the most important factors for getting the maximum value is pricing your home correctly. Determining the right asking price is both an art and a science. We’ll explain why. Pricing Your Home Correctly One of the first things to remember when selling your home is that…
Because most people don’t spend their lives buying and selling real estate, they don’t put much thought into the idea of negotiating the real estate agent relationship. You choose an agent because they’re supposed to be a professional that you can trust. The overwhelming majority of real estate agents are good people who want to…