Why Does The Seller Still Pay The Buyer’s Agent In Most Real Estate Transactions?
September 7, 2008
Greg Swann just made available a badge that links to his “A Consumer’s Guide To The Divorced Real Estate Commission” Ebook.
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Check out Greg’s post on BloodHoundBlog.Com for an introduction to the argument for having Buyer’s instead of seller’s pay the buyer agent’s commission.
What’s your take?
Personally I think having buyer’s pay for their own representation would cause more buyer’s to choose carefully when picking an agent. Weaker agents would be forced to brush up on their skills, leave the biz, or (dare I say), cut their commissions? At the end of the day, it seems consumers would benefit from more choice, more effective representation, and perhaps better bang for their buck?
Ryan Hartman
Re/Max City Space
