Iowa City

Blue Ribbon Advantage

What is a Blue Ribbon Advantage listing?
Blue Ribbon Advantage is a special 180 day listing that offers sellers a set of premium advantages designed to attract qualified buyers quickly. In return for listing with Iowa Realty’s Blue Ribbon Advantage program, sellers enhance the overall value of their home with a full-home inspection and radon inspection, pest inspection, early lien search and buyer financing incentives. Sellers also receive priority placement in the Iowa Realty Tabloid, signage and TV Show.

How does Blue Ribbon Advantage help me sell my house?
Iowa Realty already offers the most comprehensive set of tools and programs in the market for selling your home. Blue Ribbon Advantage premium incentives do even more by further differentiating your home from others on the market with an unprecedented package of values:

• Full Home Inspection in advance for Buyer
• $250 closing cost savings for Buyer
• Expedited title search through Hawkeye Title for quick closing
• Radon Inspection in advance for Buyer
• Pest Inspection in advance for Buyer

What is the advantage to potential buyers?
Blue Ribbon Advantage buyers receive benefits that amount to savings in both time and money. In addition, buyers get the protection of a full-home inspection, radon and pest inspection. So, if a buyer is looking at two houses of comparable price, your Blue Ribbon Advantage home offers a higher level of value and quicker closing date.

Why should I choose Blue Ribbon Advantage?
You’ve decided to put your home on the market because you want to sell it quickly for the best price possible. Positioning your property with pre-listing inspections gives you the advantage of time which equates to money. All the inspections are performed and ready to hand to the buyer for their inspection prior to writing the offer. They know what they are getting when they make their offer and you know the bottom line immediately.

Will my Blue Ribbon Advantage home be on the MLS?
Yes, definitely. There are over 450 licensed real estate agents in the Iowa City Area Association of REALTORS ^®. We want your home exposed to all the agents and their buyers. We will let the other offices know what a Blue Ribbon Advantage listing is and why it is special for their buyers.

To take part in our Blue Ribbon Advantage program, contact your Iowa Realty agent. If you are not yet working with a specific agent, click HERE to e-mail us about this great program.

Click HERE to view Blue Ribbon Advantage listings.