Marquise Realty

Full Service for less than the francises!

You're only hiring one Realtor - don't pay for two! 

Chris owns the company and passes
the savings on to the customer!

5.00%

3.0% to Buyer's Agent and 2.00% to Chris

You pay only 5.00% total commission!
(Pay nothing until closing)

FULL SERVICE:

• Professional, Experienced Representation
• Streaming Video Tour
• Showcase Listing on Realtor.com
• Your own Domain Name, and more!

This is a full service program. Chris will handle the transaction from start to finish, taking care of advertising, appointments, showings, the works. In addition to placement in the Multiple Listing Service (MLS), the Marquise Realty Marketing plan includes local print media, local media websites with links to MarquiseRealty.com (such as www.PeoriaOpenHouse.com), classified and/or display ads, Central Illinois Homes Guide, signs with the Marquise diamond logo, and more.

The Marquise Realty Marketing program with 5.0% commission INCLUDES the 3% paid out to the Buyers' Realtor through the MLS. This is important because some companies offer you a lower commission, but they discount the part paid to the Buyer's Realtor - reducing the incentive to sell your property (see "Pitfalls" paragraph below.)

This full service package compares to plans many other

Peoria area real estate firms would charge 6% or more for!

Compare: this is the best offer in town!

Before you sign a Listing Contract with another company, COMPARE - The Marquise Marketing Promise:

1. Your own Domain Name ( Example www.7921Robertson.com ) points directly to your listing's info. 
2. Your property in FULL color in the Homes Guide minimum of once per month
3. Streaming Video Tour on Realtor.com, in the MLS, and many other web sites. COMPARE how few listings have tours! This is also a Streaming (moving) Video Tour, not still photos 

The big companies have too many properties for sale to advertise your house with the same exposure!

There are no up-front fees or additional charges to my office

just the 5.00% commission at closing.

How can Chris offer all the service at such a savings?

1. Chris is a Broker and owns the company, and so doesn't have to split the commission with his office/broker.

2. Less Image advertising: Have you notices how some agents spend as much advertising themself as promoting their sellers' homes! Higher commissions pay for that image advertising. Marquise Realty does no expensive image ads on TV, Radio, or billboards.   Chris spends his marketing budget promoting your listing, not himself!

3. No Franchise Fees: being a locally owned company, not a franchise, means we don't have to charge sellers more to cover national ad campaigns or send money to "the home office".

4. No posh office space: many of our local competitors have offices fit for a king, but they pay for it with the commission on your castle!  

Serving you with over 15 years experience in the real estate industry.

• Chris holds a Broker's License, which is a more advanced license than most real estate agents.
• Chris sold over $4.5 Million in real estate in 2006
• Chris was elected by his peers to serve them on the Executive Board of the Peoria Area Association of Realtors
• Chris does not use personal assistants to interact with Buyers or Sellers - you'll work directly with Chris

When you choose Marquise Realty, you can count on professional service at reasonable cost.
Read more articles through-out this site to learn more about Marquise Realty, Chris & his family.

There are many "discount" programs offered these days:

Some discount programs offer to put your home info in the MLS, but offer little or no other services.  Not only may this be a violation of Illinois law, but these companies' lack of service creates additional work for the agent that brings the buyer.  Creating more work for the Buyer's Realtor is an incentive for them to NOT sell your home.

Some programs are where the consumer is "coached" through the selling process.  Usually these companies ask for a fee upfront - why do they need money before closing if their program is likely to get you to closing? After their cheapest plan fails to work, you'll get a sales pitch for a program with higher commissions - this is a good old bait & switch.

So be cautious of companies that ask for money up front.

If a salesperson believes his/her service will sell your property, they will be happy to be paid at closing.

"Do it yourself" programs: Many aspects of the real estate industry can't be coached, and are learned by experience. Realtors are Salespeople, and the arts of persuation and negotiation take time to master.  If an unsuspecting seller takes a home off the market for an un-qualified buyer, he/she could miss out 2-3 months of prime marketing time, and then not be able to purchase their dream home.

Whose commission is being discounted? Some offices offer you a lower fee, but are deducting your savings from the amount of commission offered through the MLS to the Buyer's Realtor. This isn't helping you sell your home! Commissions are offered to salespeople as in incentive for them to show & sell your property. If there are 10 houses to choose from, which ones get action? By paying out 3.0% to the Buyers' Realtor, the Marquise Realty program ensures buyers know about your home. Buyer's Realtors are going to show and "sell" (say positive things about) properties that pay them well to do so. That's why the Marquise Realty program offers 3% to the Buyer's Realtor through the MLS. Offering Buyers' Realtors less than 3.0% through MLS creates an incentive for them to show other Sellers' properties. The result may just make your listing stale, hurting your overall chances of selling for top dollar.

Chris believes his program is the best option for selling a home. He doesn't say this for selfish reasons, as the commission he keeps out of the 4.5% may be only 1.5% with this program. The MLS works!

The 5.0% Commission is for homes priced above $100,000. The Commission on homes below $100,000 but above $70,000 is 5.50%. Marquise Realty reserves the right to refuse service to anyone. Marquise Realty reserves the right to charge higher fees in certain situations, including, but not limited to repossessed and/or distressed properties and or short sale situations.  5.0% is a limited time special promotion and offered commission rates are subject to change without notice.  (Once a seller  has signed paperwork, it will not be changed for that seller)