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Re:Almost No One Pays a 6% Real-Estate Commission–Except Ame... by danielvaughn on Friday November 17, 2023 @09:01AM (#38303648)
That's my point - I'm saying a real estate lawyer should be the ones handling these things, not agents. But by some kind of weird historical convention, agents are typically the ones that draft up the contracts, and they usually rely on a template.
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Re:Almost No One Pays a 6% Real-Estate Commission–Except Ame... by semiquaver on Friday November 17, 2023 @09:38AM (#38304202)
The bizarre thing is that real estate lawyers are quite cheap since transactions are so standardized. I’ve always used one for home sales. The fee has always been between $500-650 regardless of the home price.
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Re:Almost No One Pays a 6% Real-Estate Commission–Except Ame... by judge2020 on Friday November 17, 2023 @10:47AM (#38305161)
Agents must use a template approved by their broker (who has their own lawyers who drafted that contract, of course). Typically they can't do anything custom.
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