I intentionally put nothing on this page, because such a thing doesn’t exist. Commissions are negotiable and can vary in range. If you really want to know someone’s commission interview the agent and go from there. Don’t try to shop around thinking you’re going to find out what someone charges, because nobody in their right [...]
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How to Negotiate Realtor Fees
January 29, 2012 By 6 Comments
Before you begin to negotiate a Realtor’s commission I wanted to first point out a couple of things Some agents will hold firm at a commission to demonstrate how strong their negotiating power will be when they negotiate the price on your home. Some agents might lower their commission immediately. If they’re that quick to lower [...]
How does a real estate agent get paid?
November 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The original title of this post, Minnesota Real Estate Commission, is a search term someone used the other day and it showed up in my Google Analytics. I’m not completely sure what the individual was searching for based on the results I saw when doing the search myself, but I thought I would go ahead [...]
Paying a Buyer’s Agent a Bonus
October 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Every once in a while I’ll come across listings stating the seller will pay a bonus to the Buyer’s Agent if they bring a buyer for a home and sometimes that bonus has a deadline and the deadline has already long since passed. The only time I see these bonuses is when a client picks [...]
Is a Realtor’s Commission Negotiable?
January 28, 2011 By 7 Comments
Yes. However, you might run into one of three scenarios. There are some agents that will negotiate to the point to just get the the listing. If that’s the case I have to wonder how effective they will be negotiating the price on the Seller’s behalf. There are also agents that will not budge on [...]
