List your Story City property in central Iowa — an incorporated city in Story County north of Ames along the Interstate 35 corridor, long associated with its Scandinavian heritage and its historic antique carousel — on the MLS through Central Iowa MLS, the multiple listing service associated with the Central Iowa Board of REALTORS®, for a one-time flat fee starting at just $99. Your listing is entered through a licensed Iowa listing broker, syndicated to the major real estate websites, and never charges a percentage-based listing commission at closing.
No listing agent commission. Cancel anytime with no penalty.
With a flat fee MLS listing, you pay one upfront fee instead of a percentage of your sale price. Story City sellers start at $99, with $149 and $188 packages available when you want additional listing features.
After checkout, you complete a simple listing dashboard with your property details and photos. Your property is then entered into the multiple listing service serving the Story City area through a licensed Iowa listing broker, which puts it in front of local real estate professionals and can syndicate it to major consumer real estate websites — subject to MLS and third-party syndication and display policies.
From there, you're in control. Buyer inquiries and showing requests come directly to you, and there is no listing commission at closing taken out of your proceeds.
Central Iowa MLS is the multiple listing service associated with the Central Iowa Board of REALTORS®, whose member brokers work in and around this part of central Iowa. A board and its MLS support the brokers who participate in them — together they are not a requirement for every seller, and they do not control every listing in the region.
For a Story City seller, the practical point is that your property is entered into the multiple listing service used by participating brokers serving the area. Story City sits in the northern part of Story County within reach of the Ames area, and its listings are worked by brokers across the county and the communities to the north.
MLS boundaries and broker participation can overlap in central Iowa. A Story City listing may be reachable by brokers and consumers through more than one system or data feed, and the source attribution shown on a consumer website can differ from one site to another. Central Iowa MLS is one part of that broader picture rather than the only option available to you.
Selling a home in Story City, Iowa with a flat fee MLS broker gives you MLS exposure while allowing you to remain in control of the sale. Story City is an incorporated city in Story County north of Ames along the Interstate 35 corridor, long associated with its Scandinavian heritage and its historic antique carousel in North Park — Nevada, not Story City, is the county seat.
Through the local MLS, real estate professionals can find your Story City property based on location, price, property type, features, and other search criteria. Where buyers look at Story City for its walkable older neighborhoods, its small-town main street, and its interstate commute south to Ames. Professional MLS exposure helps put your property in front of the real estate community serving Story City and the surrounding central Iowa area.
The same MLS exposure a traditionally listed home gets — without the listing commission.
Your Story City, Iowa property is entered into the local multiple listing service through a licensed Iowa listing broker, giving your home exposure to real estate professionals and buyers searching MLS-listed properties. You remain in control of your sale while getting the MLS exposure of a traditional listing.
Once your Story City, Iowa property is listed, it can be syndicated to Zillow, Realtor.com, Redfin, and other major consumer real estate websites, subject to MLS and third-party syndication and display policies. See how MLS syndication works.
For your Story City, Iowa listing, you pay a flat listing fee upfront — starting at $99 — rather than a percentage-based listing commission at closing. Compare the math in our flat fee vs. 6% commission breakdown.
As a Story City, Iowa seller, you set the price, schedule showings, and negotiate your own offers. You also decide whether to offer buyer agent compensation — no upfront offer is required simply to list.
A simple flat fee from $99 to $188 — not a percentage of your sale price. No additional listing fee is due at closing.
Secure checkout — card payment, no charges due at closing.
You do not have to make an upfront offer of buyer-agent compensation simply to list your Story City, Iowa property on the MLS. That decision is yours.
Compensation or seller concessions may later be requested and negotiated as part of a buyer's offer. Because those terms arrive with the offer itself, you can evaluate them alongside price, timeline, and contingencies — and respond on your own terms.
List from $99. Keep control of price, showings, and negotiation. No listing commission at closing.
Selling without a traditional listing agent means you take on a few more decisions — and keep the listing commission.
A percentage-based listing commission taken out of your proceeds at closing.
You handle showings and offers; the listing broker handles the MLS entry and required forms.
What Story City sellers most often ask before listing.
