Congress Realty brings Flat Fee MLS listing services to Santa Fe, New Mexico, letting homeowners list on the MLS for a set fee instead of a percentage commission, aiming to help sellers retain more home equity.
-- Congress Realty now offers Flat Fee MLS listing services to homeowners in Santa Fe, New Mexico, letting sellers place their property on the Multiple Listing Service for a set fee instead of a percentage-based commission. The arrangement allows sellers to keep the same MLS presence available through traditional agents while controlling how much of their home equity goes toward listing costs.
More information is available at https://congressrealty.com/sell/new-mexico/
The fee structure matters because it separates the listing cost from the home's final sale price, a distinction that gained importance after the industry changes that followed the August 17, 2024 NAR settlement. That settlement removed mandatory buyer-agent commission fields from MLS listings, moving buyer-agent compensation into private negotiation between sellers and buyers, often as a seller concession. According to the company, New Mexico sellers using its flat fee package have saved an average of $10,382 on a median-priced home of $358,000 compared with traditional commission-based listings.
Congress Realty places Santa Fe listings into the Southwest MLS, the regional database that feeds exposure to the market, and from there listings syndicate to major consumer sites including Realtor.com, Zillow, and Trulia, giving sellers reach historically associated with full-commission agents.
Package pricing in New Mexico starts at $299 for a Basic plan, which includes a six-month listing term and up to five listing changes. Sellers seeking more flexibility can choose Plus or Premium tiers, while the Full Service package, priced at $399 plus 0.5% at closing, adds contract review, negotiation support, and closing assistance for those who want more involvement from the brokerage.
Under the lower-tier packages, sellers generally handle pricing, photography, showings, buyer communications, and offer evaluation themselves, while Congress Realty manages the technical work of entering and maintaining the MLS listing. The company frames this division of labor as a trade-off, since sellers who are organized and comfortable managing their own transaction can realize savings that a full-service model would not offer.
New Mexico law adds a specific disclosure step to this process: before accepting any offer, a seller must request an estimated property-tax levy from the county assessor using the listing price and provide that estimate to the prospective buyer. Congress Realty's packages are designed to support this compliance step while leaving the legal responsibility for disclosures with the seller, consistent with the state's Real Estate Disclosure Act.
For Santa Fe homeowners weighing the cost of a traditional listing against a flat-fee alternative, Congress Realty positions its packages as a way to retain MLS-level exposure without giving up a share of sale proceeds to a percentage-based commission. Sellers interested in reviewing package details, pricing, and disclosure requirements can learn more directly from the company.
Congress Realty operates as a licensed brokerage across multiple western states, including New Mexico, Texas, California, Nevada, Arizona, Idaho, Louisiana, Oregon, Washington, and Utah. More details on the company's flat-fee listing services are available at https://congressrealty.com
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Name: Andrew English
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Organization: Congress Realty
Address: 15849 N 71st St, Ste 100, Scottsdale, AZ 85254, United States
Website: https://congressrealty.com
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