Donald Plunkett
Donald Plunkett is the President of Congress Realty, a company which allows homeowners from Yuma, Arizona and other markets to list their property on the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) for a $299 flat fee rather than selling For Sale By Owner without MLS exposure. More info: http://www.congressrealty.com
Articles by this Author
MLS Listing Service
- By Donald Plunkett
- Published 10/16/2008
- Real Estate
- Unrated
What is an MLS listing service An MLS listing service is a service provided by a licensed broker-member of your local MLS, whereby your property is placed on the MLS database for a flat fee
Boise, Idaho Flat Fee MLS
- By Donald Plunkett
- Published 10/16/2008
- Real Estate
- Unrated
People look to preserve gains in the sale of their home; if there are no gains, they look to preserve as much of their original equity as possible Boise no doubt felt repercussions of the real estate boom as well as some real estate deflation afterwards
Omaha, Nebraska Flat Fee MLS
- By Donald Plunkett
- Published 10/15/2008
- Real Estate
- Unrated
You have a million different choices when it comes to listing your home in Omaha There are big name and boutique brokerages of all shapes and sizes: CBSHOME Real Estate, NP Dodge, Coldwell Banker, Remax, Prudential, Deeb Realty, Century 21, and many others
Billings, Montana Flat Fee MLS
- By Donald Plunkett
- Published 10/15/2008
- Real Estate
- Unrated
Montana’s largest city by population, Billings is a major center of commerce, finance, medicine, education and culture in the state Billings is also the first place in the State of Montana that flat fee MLS listing programs were successfully introduced to homeowners
San Jose Flat Fee MLS
- By Donald Plunkett
- Published 10/15/2008
- Real Estate
- Unrated
With some of the highest median priced homes in the country, San Jose homeowners are not in a position to overlook the real estate commissions as a major line item on their closing statement Something that might blend in with other costs on the sale of a $100,000 home, suddenly is an enormous figure on a $700,000 home sale
Missoula, Montana Flat Fee MLS
- By Donald Plunkett
- Published 10/13/2008
- Real Estate
- Unrated
Residents of Western Montana aggressively look for cost-savings in the sale of their homes Because of the obvious appeal of the area, the presence of the University of Montana, thriving arts and cultural scene and dramatic scenery, the Garden City has been growing for some time
El Paso Flat Fee MLS
- By Donald Plunkett
- Published 09/30/2008
- Real Estate
- Unrated
El Paso is unique: its location in West Texas and the Mountain Time Zone is actually closer to the State of California than it is to Texas’s Eastern neighbor, the State of Louisiana The closeness of El Paso to its neighbor Ciudad Juarez and the presence of more than 70 Fortune 500 businesses, major military installations like Fort Bliss, and the beautiful grandeur of the nearby Franklin Mountains add to the uniqueness of the city
Colorado Springs Flat Fee MLS
- By Donald Plunkett
- Published 09/24/2008
- Real Estate
- Unrated
Sellers of properties throughout the State of Colorado have looked for brokerage alternatives in selling their homes, and Colorado Springs homeowners are no different With the high number of military related jobs at Fort Carson, Peterson Air Force Base and other local installations, coupled with mobile working professionals at companies like Agilent Technologies, HP and Boeing, Colorado Springs tends to be a very active real estate market with homes being bought and sold more frequently than national averages
Statewide MLS
- By Donald Plunkett
- Published 08/14/2008
- Real Estate
- Unrated
As many homeowners are aware, the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) is a database of homes for sale in a particular area Each MLS has hundreds, if not thousands, of members and they each list their properties on the MLS
Fresno Flat Fee MLS
- By Donald Plunkett
- Published 06/29/2008
- Real Estate
- Unrated
Fresno area homeowners do have several options when it comes to selling their homes: they can list their home with a local real estate agent, they can attempt to sell the home by owner, or they can sell through a combination of the two: a flat fee MLS listing To do this, the seller would need to locate a member of the Fresno Association of Realtors MLS system that would list the property for a small upfront fee rather than charging a listing commission on the back end
New Mexico Flat Fee MLS
- By Donald Plunkett
- Published 06/27/2008
- Real Estate
- Unrated
New Mexico homeowners do not have to pay steep commissions of around six percent to sell a home They have many options
Nevada MLS
- By Donald Plunkett
- Published 06/25/2008
- Real Estate
- Unrated
In general, real estate market participants such as buyers, sellers, and agents have more information at their fingertips than ever before That being said, they need to understand where to look for data and what to do with it
Yuma Flat Fee MLS Listing
- By Donald Plunkett
- Published 06/21/2008
- Real Estate
- Unrated
Largely driven by military relocations, Californians either relocating to a lower cost market or moving back home and retirees moving to the area from colder climates, Yuma real estate transaction volume is high relative to its estimated area population of about 190,000 people and perhaps 80,000 winter residents
