List on MLS for a flat fee
Sell Your Home Now…
Without Paying a Big Time Commission
Serving Chicago, Suburbs and Beyond…
Trusted Local Experts for17 Years
Scott Berg
Realtor ®
Colleen Berg
Realtor ®
Mike Berg
Realtor ®
Your Listing Gets
Syndicated to Major Real Estate Websites
Plus …. All broker sites like Coldwell Banker,
At Properties, Baird and Warner, Compass, Keller Williams and 1,000’s more!
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Satisfied Client Reviews
“Flat fee listing is an outstanding alternative – Mike and Colleen are quick responders and professional.”
– Wendell Gustafson
“The only way to sell your place… The process was very simple and we saved a lot of money by going this route”
– R.J. Sharpe
“A fantastic flat fee listing service. Our house was
under contract in just 2 days…”
– Kurt Olson
Heart of the Home
Flat-fee Listing Service Can Save Sellers a Boatload.
“Real estate investor Chris Marnell says he’s flipped half-a-dozen properties in the western suburbs in the last year. For all of the transactions, he’s used MLS Town, a flat-fee listing service offered by Oak Park-based Berg Properties…”
Negotiation And Closing
When you get an offer in they will answer your questions and offer advice. No other flat fee company in Illinois has this breadth of experience.
Award & Achievements
Listed by Berg Properties!
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MLS Pricing
List on MLS
1 picture, 4 months- Listing on MLS for 4 months
- Listing on Realtor.com, Trulia, Zillow, ChicagoTribune.com, Redfin, Yahoo, MSN, and More!
- Free Open House Postings to MLS, Realtor.com, Zillow, Trulia
- Free Sales Contracts and Required Forms
- 1 Exterior picture
List on MLS
25 pictures, 1 year- Listing on MLS for 1 Year
- Listing on Realtor.com, Trulia, Zillow, ChicagoTribune.com, Redfin, Yahoo, MSN, and More!
- Free Open House Postings to MLS, Realtor.com, Zillow, Trulia
- Free Sales Contracts and Required Forms
- 25 Pictures
Optional Services – A La Carte!
Yard Sign – $75 24×30″
double-sided professional sign on a post. Installation and removal is included.
Professional Pictures – $200
for 20 pictures taken by our contracted photographer.
Additional picture plans and floor plan options are available!
Floor Plan
Less than 2,000 sqft, includes onsite
measurement. $150
Additional each additional 500sqft $50
Video Walk Through
Get a video walk through of your home shot by a professional. You will get a link for the tour that can be used to pre-qualify buyers.
$200 – Under 2,000 sqft property
$300 – Over 2,000 sqft property
Combo Lock Box: $50
Combination lock box can be installed on for handle our fence. Rent for $50.
Electronic Lock box: $200
Secure box that tracks access via smart cards and 1-day codes. Rent for $200.
Appointment Setting
This service is like having your own showings coordinator. Instead of calls for Realtor showings going directly to your phone number they are directed to the showing service call center. They will coordinate the appointment by following your showing instructions. $75
3D – Tour
A 3D Tour of your home will be created by a professional. User will be able to walk around your house virtually and a view of all aspects and layouts of your home. Great for pre-qualifying buyers prior to showing your home.
$300 Under 2,000 sqft home
$400 Over 2,000 sqft home
Why Us
- Reviews! – Find us on Yelp (Berg Properties) and Google (mls town). Our clients have some great things to say.
- Family Run – We are are small family run business.
- Since 2004 – We have been in business for 15 years and have the experience to help our clients get their homes marketed and sold.
- Top 1% – Our listing brokers are in the Top 1% of all brokers in Chicago in terms of volume of homes sold.
- Money Back Guarantee – If you have trouble selling your home through our company we can review you to a top ranked broker to get the job done. If you use them and we will refund your $295 once your home closes.
How It Works
In a traditional real estate deal a seller hires a listing broker to market the property. A commission of 5-6% is fairly common but commissions do vary.
The seller’s broker then posts the listing to the MLS and offers a 2.5% – 3% commission to any broker who brings in the buyer that ends up purchasing the property.
With the program that we are offering you pay us a flat fee of $295 and we post your listing to the MLS. We still recommend that you offer 2.5% commission to buyer’s agents in order to leverage the relationships of the 35,000+ members of the MLS in northern Illinois.
If the buyer is not represented by a broker then there is no percentage commission at closing. You get all the same exposure as a traditional real estate listing as your property is marketed on all the major real estate websites.
Click here to read about what happens next or get started by clicking green button.
What Happens Next?
- Click on “Get started” green button below
- Fill out a quick contact form
- Pay for services via our secure order form
- Download paper work (fill out at your own pace)
- Sign our online listing agreement
- Email us pictures (or order professional pictures in our order form)
- Once we receive your paperwork please allow 1-2 business days
- We will send you a preview for your approval
The red box to the left shows our coverage area.
There is one MLS that covers the Chicago metro area. It is called MRED. It is used for listing homes that are located in north eastern Illinois from the city of Chicago to the North Shore, up to Wisconsin, all through the western and south side suburbs, out to Dekalb and south all the way to Joliet and beyond.
It is the 3rd largest MLS in the country and has over 35,000 real estate broker members and over 8,000 offices.
Once a property is listed they can be seen by buyers from around the world through listing syndication.
Northern CA customers click here.
Frequently Asked Questions
What Are the Next Steps After I Place My Order?
You will be directed to a webpage to begin filling out the paperwork.
Why should I list on the MLS?
Your home will be seen by more buyers in a shorter time frame and most of the buyers will already be financially pre-approved since Realtor’s do not want to waste their time showing homes to buyers who cannot afford to purchase.
Additionally the MLS feeds all the major websites so your exposure will be far greater than just listing a home on your own.
Who Will See My Listing?
Brokers will have direct access to your home information through the Multiple Listing Service (MLS). They will already have pre-approved buyers that they are working with.
What if I Want to Cancel My Listing?
What Will I Have to Pay a Buyer's Broker?
When you list on the MLS you commit to paying the agent who brings you the buyer a set commission. To make sure you take full advantage of being listed on the MLS we recommend you offer a 2.5% commission to a buyers agents.
What if there is no Buyer's Broker in the Transaction?
How do Buyers and Realtors® get my information or how will I be contacted?
They will call you directly to set up showings. Individual buyers will have access to your listing through one of the commercial websites you will be listed on. The MLS does not allow your phone number to be pulled by these websites but any individual that calls or emails our company will be referred to you.
How soon will I be listed?
Should I get a laywer to help me?
Will brokers boycott me?
In a normal real estate transaction the buyer broker gets 2-3% commission. As long as you are offering a similar commission real estate agents will show your home.
The other reason they will not boycott you is that it is illegal and they can have their license revoked. They must always be acting in the best interest of their clients. Not showing your property based on the commission you are paying us (or them) is not acting in the best interest of their clients.
Furthermore if they decide not to show your listing they can possibly be engaging in price-fixing and group boycotting which violate U.S. Anti-trust laws involving both civil and criminal penalties leading to a possible 3 year jail term and heavy fines.
How do I pay for your service?
*What is your money back guarantee?
There is no obligation but if you do go with our recommended broker than we will refund the money that you spent on the flat fee mls listing once your home closes – this does not cover other services like pictures, ect.