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Re:Almost No One Pays a 6% Real-Estate Commission–Except Ame... by cgh on Friday November 17, 2023 @11:06AM (#38305426)
Correct. There’s only one party putting money on the table here. “The seller pays the commission” is real estate agent doublespeak.
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Re:Almost No One Pays a 6% Real-Estate Commission–Except Ame... by tylersmith on Friday November 17, 2023 @11:33AM (#38305844)
Money is only one half of a trade. Giving up some value of an asset when trading it is also form of payment.
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Re:Almost No One Pays a 6% Real-Estate Commission–Except Ame... by poulsbohemian on Friday November 17, 2023 @02:06PM (#38308391)
Um - for years now real estate agents have been specifically told by their lawyers to not use that language, because it's been well-established that it is not true. If you've heard that language from an agent, it's a good sign they were either new to the business or dropping soundbites to sound knowledgable.
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