Chicago-Flat-Fee-MLS.com is a resource for inside tips and information related to flat fee MLS and for sale by owner real estate marketing.
For sale by owner marketing along with hybrid plans like flat fee mls, or discount realtors, are becoming more viable options to the traditional large local brokerage. The real estate industry in Illinois, and throughout the United States, has been dominated by such large local brokers for many decades. Although the internet has changed the industry and offered the opportunity for many new marketing channels, including for sale by owner and flat fee mls, perceptions among many consumers and real estate agents have not caught up to the new reality and have yet to fully embrace these new business models.
As any long time Illinois resident might also expect, there has been substantial push back by the special interests and lobbyists representing the large brokerage infrastructure. Exhibit A would be the absurd and completely unworkable Illinois minimum services statute.
Chicago-Flat-Fee-MLS.com can serve as a valuable resource for anyone wanting to gain a better understanding of both the history and future of real estate marketing, the quirks of the Illinois brokerage culture, and to develop a strategy of their own to successfully sell their own property with the lowest possible costs.