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June 2007 - Posts

• How is the current real estate model broken? Here is Reason #2.

  Initially, a small percentage like 5, 6 or 7 percent doesn't sound very significant. Even if you calculate the actual dollar amount of a particular transaction, a $10,000.00 commission doesn't sound so high when you're selling a $200,000.00 Read More... Posted Friday, June 29, 2007 3:18 PM by The Agency, Inc. | 0 Comments

• How is the current real estate model broken? Here is Reason #1.

  When you hire a real estate agent to sell your home at 5 to 7 percent, you're actually offering two commissions (customarily, the listing agent will offer up to half of his/her commission to the cooperating agent who represents the buyer). If you Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 13, 2007 6:57 PM by The Agency, Inc. | 0 Comments

• "If it ain't broke, don't fix it!"

  If you were were to call a real estate agent to ask how much he/she would charge to sell your home, you would most likely hear a percentage, perhaps somewhere between 5 and 7 percent, based upon the sale price of your home. Today's real estate commission Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 06, 2007 6:40 PM by The Agency, Inc. | 0 Comments