Donald Plunkett
Donald Plunkett is a real estate broker with Congress Realty, a flat fee listing company which serves the states of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas and Washington. Donald is a Certified Residential Specialist® and has been licensed since 1994. Featured in REALTOR® Magazine’s 30 Under 30 feature in 2005, Donald has been frequently interviewed by Inman News Service. More info: Congress Realty
Articles by this Author
Yuma Flat Fee MLS Listing
- By Donald Plunkett
- Published 06/20/2008
- 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
Sedona MLS
- By Donald Plunkett
- Published 03/13/2008
- Real Estate
- Unrated
The Sedona, Arizona MLS system is a database of all broker-listed properties for sale in the Sedona area This includes other nearby towns or areas such as Lake Montezuma, Rimrock, Oak Creek, Camp Verde, Cornville, Clarkdale, Jerome and Cottonwood
Intermountain MLS
- By Donald Plunkett
- Published 03/13/2008
- Real Estate
- Unrated
The Multiple Listing Service for the Boise, Idaho area is called the Intermountain MLS The Intermountain MLS essentially functions as the real estate marketplace for the Boise area including Ada, Canyon, Elmore, Gem, Malheur, Twin Falls, and Payette counties
Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Service
- By Donald Plunkett
- Published 03/12/2008
- Real Estate
- Unrated
The Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Service is the multiple listing service for the Phoenix area in Arizona This includes all of Maricopa County, most of Pinal County, and a small part of Yavapai County
Multiple Listing Service
- By Donald Plunkett
- Published 03/12/2008
- Real Estate
- Unrated
The Multiple Listing Service is first and foremost a list of virtually all properties for sale in a particular area It is also an offer of compensation between brokers
MLS Property
- By Donald Plunkett
- Published 03/8/2008
- Real Estate
- Unrated
While MLS members including real estate agents and brokers understand how an MLS works, many homeowners using alternative means to list a property in the MLS (such as through flat fee listing brokers) do not know exactly what types of property are eligible to be listed Each Multiple Listing Service has a variety of property types which are typically divided into sections
Why MLS
- By Donald Plunkett
- Published 03/1/2008
- Real Estate
- Unrated
For real estate agents, the importance of the MLS is extremely apparent In fact, in a Realtor orientation session, it is not uncommon for a majority of the new agents to state that the primary or only reason they signed up to join the local association was to obtain the ability to list properties in and search the local MLS
List On MLS
- By Donald Plunkett
- Published 03/1/2008
- Real Estate
- Unrated
Residential real estate has become incredibly efficient because of the MLS system The MLS is essentially a highly detailed, highly specific database for local real estate
Discount MLS Listing
- By Donald Plunkett
- Published 02/29/2008
- Real Estate
- Unrated
While sellers often realize that the MLS is the most effective marketing tool available to them, few are aware that it does not have to cost an arm and leg to get on the MLS Any broker in the local association of Realtors has access to list a property in the MLS
Montana For Sale By Owner
- By Donald Plunkett
- Published 02/28/2008
- Real Estate
- Unrated
While Montana is the fourth largest state by size, the population remains at slightly less than one million people About 70 percent of the residents of the state own rather than lease their home