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Planning ahead for spring
A 2% listing fee applies to listing agreements signed by November 30, 2026, for a spring launch. Starting early gives us time to plan the preparation, coordinate vendors, and work toward your preferred timing.
What’s included Personal attention. Comprehensive service. Clear pricing.
From preparing your home to presenting it to buyers, Maggie brings the details together. Here is what her listing service includes, the fee, and the additional expenses to consider when planning your sale.
Listing commission
2.5%
of the final sale price
Includes preparation management, luxury staging personally designed by Maggie, photography, video, print materials, advertising, and the marketing services listed below.
Additional expenses to plan for. Costs outside the included services may include repairs and improvements, inspection expenses beyond the included allowance, escrow and title charges, transfer taxes, and any seller-agreed contribution toward buyer-agent compensation.
The preparation budget and payment arrangements will be reviewed with you before work begins. Your listing agreement and vendor agreements specify the applicable fees, payment timing, and any obligations if the property does not sell.
The package
The details behind a well-prepared sale.
Preparation, presentation, marketing, and buyer outreach—coordinated as one plan for your home.
Preparing your home
Maggie manages the preparation plan and personally designs and directs the luxury staging, using furnishings from G.Studio, her own staging company.
- Preparation managed end to end — scope, trades, sequence and budget
- 15 hours of handyman work
- $1,500 inspection allowance, credited at closing
- Staging design and creative direction by Maggie Ma
- Customized luxury staging with Maggie’s own premium furnishings
Presenting your home
Photography and marketing materials that capture your home’s character and help buyers understand its spaces.
- Professional photography and video
- Aerial photography and drone video
- Interactive 3D walkthrough tour
- Custom watercolour floor plans
- Dedicated property website
- Printed property brochures
Reaching prospective buyers
Coordinated digital, print, and local marketing to introduce your home to prospective buyers and their agents.
- Premium Zillow listing placement
- Google, Facebook and Nextdoor advertising
- Local advertising, including Palo Alto Online
- Social reels and paid social campaigns
- Instagram and TikTok showcase
- Email outreach to Maggie’s network
- Neighborhood mailings
- Press release written and distributed
Creating opportunities to connect
Showings, events, and personal outreach give buyers opportunities to experience your home and ask questions.
- Open houses built as events — the Art & Wine weekend, and others
- Broker open houses, run by Maggie herself
- Community showcase events
- Outreach to her private client database
- Direct outreach to prospective buyers seeking homes in your area
- Personal calls to buyer agents
- International buyer outreach, in English and Mandarin
When it is 2%
When a 2% listing fee applies.
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Referred by a past client
Sellers introduced by a past client receive a 2% listing fee, with no time limit on this referral offer. It is one way Maggie recognizes the trust and relationships that help her business grow.
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Selling and buying with Maggie
When you sell your home and purchase your next home with Maggie, the listing fee on your sale is 2%. Coordinating both moves allows us to plan around your timing, priorities, and next purchase.
The same listing-service package applies at the 2% rate.
Worth saying
A clear fee. A plan built around you.
Your fee matters, and so does understanding the work it includes. Maggie will walk you through her recommendations for your home, the preparation budget, and how she would approach the sale.
Or text her directly at 650.709.5588.