Introducing our 1% Listing-Side Model
Simply simplify! That's a motto we take to heart. It's sometimes the simplest things in life that have the most impact. What else has a huge impact? Real estate fees. Specifically, commissions. In Lawrence today, the average home price is hovering around $330,000. That's roughly a 30%+ increase over the past 2 years! In a "traditional" 6% model, that's $19,800 in commission expense! Our updated model is 1% on the Listing Side. Assuming a home seller chooses to pay 3% to a buyer agent, our commission model would result in a savings of $6,600!
Here's a breakdown of what this would look like at various examples of selling price:
Sales Price Seller-Side Commission
$150,000 $1,500
$300,000 $3,000
$500,000 $5,000
$1,000,000 $10,000
And here's how that would look in total commission, by comparison to a "traditional" 6% listing:
Sales Price 6% Commission 1% Listing Side +3% Buyer Agent Commission
$150,000 $9,000 $6,000
$300,000 $18,000 $12,000
$350,000 $21,000 $14,000
$500,000 $30,000 $20,000
$750,000 $45,000 $30,000
$1,000,000 $60,000 $40,000
As you can see, our model saves home sellers thousands of dollars in commission costs! We recently made this switch from a flat-fee model in order to simply our price structure and be more easily able to compare apples to apples. In fact, in some instances, this new model saves our seller clients even more than our previous model!
And, as always, we must emphasize that our model provides full-service real estate to our clients. We are not a discount broker. Discount brokers do not offer the same level service that we feel is required of REALTORS. In fact, we say we bring more to the table than most other agents: we have more experience, more designations, and are more involved in advocacy than a vast majority of licensed agents in our area. To put it simply, we bring the highest amount of value for real estate services than any other brokerage you'll find!
The world of real estate is rapidly changing. Technology and innovation in the industry allows us to do things faster and more efficiently than ever before. At R+K, we leverage this technology and we keep our overhead as low as possible in order to deliver the most efficient real estate model we can. And instead of charging more and keeping more in profits, we share our savings with the people who matter the most: our clients!
We hope this all shows that we're for real, and that this is not "too good to be true." We can prove that it's not, and the proof is in our exclusive and ever-growing network of past clients. Last year alone we saved them over $150,000 in commissions! Let us show you how we can do the same for you!
Visit our revised Seller Services page here and discover more about our exciting new model!
