Buy your dream home with all the same agent support at a fraction of the cost.
ListingSpark Flat-Fee Buy Side Service helps you find, offer, negotiate and buy—-and put most of a buyer’s agent commission in your own pocket.
Real Estate Has Changed
On August 17, 2024, a new law went into effect where Buyers must sign a written agreement with their agent before viewing a property. The agreement outlines the compensation the agent demands, such as a flat fee, hourly rate, or commission percentage.
In the past, sellers covered the buyer’s agent’s commission, typically 3% of the sale price. While the percentage has always been negotiable, the new law may motivate sellers to reduce their contribution. Most buyer’s agents are requiring their clients to cover the difference between what the seller agrees to pay and what the agent specifies as their rate.
That means, you could be left paying the difference, which can be substantial.
The modern way
A better way to buy with ListingSpark
At ListingSpark, we help you find your dream home, negotiate and walk away with more money in your pocket. Here’s how it works.
Pay a low fee
With ListingSpark, you only pay $395 upfront for our Flat-Fee Buy Side Service. We collect an additional $4,100 at closing, but you’re likely to get a nice rebate as well. Read on!
Let us help you buy
Our Flat-Fee Buy Side Service includes helping you with showings, offers, negotiations and transaction management, just like a traditional agent. Yet, with ListingSpark, you’ll know exactly what you’ll pay instead of being surprised and are likely to get a nice chunk of change back at closing.
Get money back
Any commission offered by the seller over $4,495 is refunded to you as a rebate to cover your closing costs and expenses. Here’s what that looks like: For a $500,000 listing offering a 3% buyer's agent commission of $15,000, we collect our $4,495 at closing and $10,505 is rebated to you to help cover your closing costs and expenses.
Features
What’s included
Showings
We'll work with you to find the perfect homes that fit your wish list, schedule the showings, and have one of our showing agents tour the property with you. See up to six showings without an extra up front fee.
Offers
Once you find the perfect home, one of our expert, licensed agents will work with you to put together all the paperwork to make a competitive offer.
Negotiations
Our licensed real estate agents specialize in handling all the negotiations and transaction management involved in a home purchase to ensure you get a good deal and a smooth process.
Inspections & Closing
Your ListingSpark agent will guide you through the inspection process, negotiate any necessary repair request and work with you to handle everything with your lender and the title company through closing.
FAQs
Why charge an upfront fee?
Because we collect such a low amount at closing, the upfront fee helps us cover some of the upfront costs associated with purchasing a home.
Will I work with the same person throughout the transaction?
With ListingSpark, we work as a team, so you may work with different people to handle your showings. This gives us the ability to jump on showings you are interested in right away with a team of people so we are not confined to one person’s busy schedule.
In addition, we like our team members to work on what they do best. For example, you may have a different ListingSpark
Will the person I work with be licensed?
Yes, everyone you will be working with to handle showings and negotiations will be an experienced, licensed agent.
Will lenders allow the rebate?
Yes! Most types of loans allow for a rebate from your agent to cover closing costs. That said, the rebate is subject to lender guidelines. If there is an issue with being able to rebate those funds to the buyer, we will attempt to negotiate that amount into a lower price.
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