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Re:Almost No One Pays a 6% Real-Estate Commission–Except Ame... by UncleMeat on Friday November 17, 2023 @09:14AM (#38303837)
Agents provide value. They do things that many homeowners can't or don't want to do. My electrician also does that.

Do agents provide tens of thousands of dollars of value?

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Re:Almost No One Pays a 6% Real-Estate Commission–Except Ame... by dkjaudyeqooe on Friday November 17, 2023 @09:51AM (#38304375)
They can do. If they market your house well you can maybe get another $100,000 (5-10%). At around 1-2% they're generally profitable to the seller.
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Re:Almost No One Pays a 6% Real-Estate Commission–Except Ame... by DOSUser67 on Friday November 17, 2023 @10:52AM (#38305223)
The problem is their fee is also that much. So it doesn't benefit you to get 6% higher price if you have to pay it to agents. It's just more tax and fees you have to pay on a higher house price.
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Re:Almost No One Pays a 6% Real-Estate Commission–Except Ame... by UncleMeat on Friday November 17, 2023 @11:45AM (#38306058)
The data does not support the claim that fsbo homes sell for six figures less than homes sold by agents, and that's with buyer's agents illegally trash talking fsbo.
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Re:Almost No One Pays a 6% Real-Estate Commission–Except Ame... by dkjaudyeqooe on Friday November 17, 2023 @06:24PM (#38312123)
The data doesn't have to. My claim is that a professional marketer can improve your price. You're then claiming from that not having them will reduce the price you get, which is a logical fallacy.

Also note the percentages I gave, it obviously depends on the price of the house.

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