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Flat fee MLS listings in Oakland County

Sell anywhere in Oakland County for a flat package fee rather than a percentage of the sale price, choosing how much of the sale you handle yourself.

Where the flat fee difference is largest

Oakland carries some of the higher price bands we list in, and a percentage commission scales with every one of those dollars while the work does not.

What it costs

Listing side only, using our MLS Listing package at $599.

Sale priceAssumed 3% listing sideOffer SupportYou save
$175,000$5,250$1,674$3,576
$275,000$8,250$2,174$6,076
$400,000$12,000$2,799$9,201
$600,000$18,000$3,799$14,201

The comparison column assumes a listing side charge of 3% of the sale price. It is an illustration for comparison, not a rate any brokerage is required to charge; real estate compensation is negotiable and another brokerage may quote you more or less.

For your own numbers, including the mortgage payoff, use the proceeds calculator.

What a sale costs a seller in Oakland County

Beyond what you pay the listing side, the largest fixed cost on a Michigan sale is the transfer tax. The seller pays it, it is 0.75% to the state and 0.11% to the county, and it is charged per $500 of the price rather than as a flat percentage.

There is also an exemption that a lot of sellers in Oakland County never claim. If the home was your principal residence and its state equalized value has not risen since you bought it, the state portion may not be owed at all, and it can be refunded up to four years after a sale. The detail, with a calculator, is on Michigan real estate transfer tax.

If you arrived looking for a flat fee MLS listing, the models and what each one leaves you to handle are set out on flat fee MLS in Michigan.

School districts across Oakland County

Recording and county records. The deed is recorded with the Oakland County Clerk / Register of Deeds at 1200 N. Telegraph Road in Pontiac, open weekdays 8:00 to 4:30 on 248-858-0590. Oakland runs one of the more usable record systems in the state: the free Super Index at ocmideeds.com carries well over eighteen million records reaching back to the 1800s, with document copies available from 1964 onward. Recording is county work, but the fee is set by state statute and is the same everywhere in Michigan — a flat $30 per document since October 2016, regardless of page count. Copies run $1 a page, and a certified copy $5 plus the page charge.

School district assignment in Oakland County follows the property address rather than the municipal boundary, and a single community is often served by more than one district. The lookup on any community page checks a specific address against the actual district boundaries.

Boundaries change. We confirm the district for your address at listing, and you should verify it with the district before relying on it.

What every Oakland County listing includes

  • Choose your service level, from MLS entry only through to Full Service.
  • MLS entry and syndication to Zillow, Realtor.com, Redfin and the rest through the same feed any brokerage uses.
  • Pricing strategy call and a market analysis, included in every package.
  • Offers presented and negotiated on your behalf, not handed to you to work out.
  • Contract-to-close assistance on Full Service, through inspection, appraisal and settlement.
  • Cancel any time in writing before you accept an offer. Anything due at closing is owed only if the property sells.

Common questions

Do you cover all of Oakland County?
Coverage runs across Oakland County, including Troy, Royal Oak, Novi, Southfield, Farmington Hills and the surrounding communities. If your address is not listed, call and we will confirm whether we serve it.
Is my home on the same MLS as everyone else?
Yes. Your home is entered on the MLS the same way any brokerage would enter it.
Do I have to offer the buyer’s agent a commission?
Not required, and since August 2024 it cannot be advertised in the MLS. It is negotiated in the purchase agreement. Because our fee is flat rather than a percentage of the sale price, what you offer is added to a much smaller listing-side figure. We do recommend offering something.
Which school district is a property in?
District boundaries are drawn separately from city boundaries, so the city name does not settle it. The address lookup on each community page answers it for a specific property and links you to that district.

Selling in Oakland County? Tell us the address and we will verify we serve your area and recommend a package.

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