Why Ivester Jackson | Christie’s
• Ivester Jackson | Christie’s International Real Estate is one of the Southeast’s leading boutique brokerages with 30+ years of home buying and selling experience.
• Ivester Jackson is the exclusive North Carolina Christie’s affiliate and is backed by the power of Christie’s International Real Estate
• We believe luxury is a service, not a price point, and strive to offer it on every listing
• Our agents are dedicated to providing maximum exposure and exceptional results
• Innovation and Creativity
• Two-time, Christie’s Global Affiliate of the Year - 2017 | 2022
• Multiple regional social media feeds to offer additional exposure
• In-house, award-winning marketing team to create unparalleled marketing
Agent Compensation
• A listing agent will provide their brokerage fee for listing the property
• 90% of buyers are continuing to employ a buyer agent in their search for property and typically have an agreement to allow the buyer agent to be compensated, whether that is through a seller offered incentive, or the buyer paying out of pocket at closing
• There is no obligation for a seller to offer “co-brokerage” compensation to a buyer agent and their buyer, it is completely negotiable
• Inventory in many areas has increased and attracting buyers has become more competitive
• Many sellers continue to offer incentives to buyers and buyers agents to encourage them to tour the seller’s house in order to “cast the widest net”, but this form of cooperative compensation is optional
• Many national builders continue to offer up to 4% in buyer incentives to spur activity in the new construction segment
• In evaluating appraisal values, appraisers will take into account any seller-paid closing costs when looking at comparable gross sales prices to properties which may or may not offer buyer incentives and make adjustments to the appraised value as appropriate
• Listing agents can provide facts relative to inventory supply and offer advice pertaining to brokerage fees and compensation offers to buyers
Firm Exclusives & Coming Soons
• Firm Exclusives
- Allows seller to gauge interest in the home without starting Days on Market
- Creates a sense of exclusivity and private access
- Generally doesn’t involve much negotiating
- Seller signs listing agreement to privately market to other IJ Agents only
• Coming Soon in MLS
- Grants additional exposure for the listing
- Allows seller time to finish repairs
- Builds anticipation and competition for the first day of showings
- Listing becomes publicly visible in MLS and Days on Market begin
