PUBLIC MARKS from adfunk with tags houses & "flat fee mls"

Despite the slumping housing market, Americans do not need drastic price reductions to sell their homes. The housing market in U.S is less volatile than other parts of the country, and sometimes a small price reduction is all it takes. What the Internet has done to travel agencies, stock brokerages and bookstores, it is doing to the real estate industry, and thanks to the Federal Trade Commission ( FTC ), real estate commissions are now negotiable. As a result, non-traditional real estate companies that charge less than 6 percent are emerging and thriving. According to Entrepreneur.com, two of the fastest growing national franchises are discount real estate brokerages Assist-2-Sell and Help-U-Sell.