Comments on: Is The 6 Percent Commission The Winning Formula For Real Estate Sales (in a slow market)? http://www.therealestatebloggers.com/2007/06/08/is-the-6-percent-commission-the-winning-formula-for-real-estate-sales-in-a-slow-market/ Real Estate Blog, Mortgage, and Development News Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:25:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Jon Griffith http://www.therealestatebloggers.com/2007/06/08/is-the-6-percent-commission-the-winning-formula-for-real-estate-sales-in-a-slow-market/comment-page-1/#comment-232709 Jon Griffith Sat, 19 Jul 2008 07:42:24 +0000 http://www.therealestatebloggers.com/2007/06/08/is-the-6-percent-commission-the-winning-formula-for-real-estate-sales-in-a-slow-market/#comment-232709 A smart seller who's job is not the daily work of buying and selling property is at a huge risk if they do not employ the services of a professional. We earn every cent of our commission. If we don't provide value, we fade away. By letting the Realtor do his job you allow for a smooth process and you reduce your risk, which is far greater than the commission. We help protect those who don't "do" real estate from being sued, which costs hours and hours of emotional pain and potentially thousands of dollars. The seller will still pay 1/2 of the fee to the selling broker whatever the fee may be, and in Arizona, when a Realtor is browsing to show properties, it's possible that the ones that don't offer enough won't be shown. A smart seller who’s job is not the daily work of buying and selling property is at a huge risk if they do not employ the services of a professional. We earn every cent of our commission. If we don’t provide value, we fade away. By letting the Realtor do his job you allow for a smooth process and you reduce your risk, which is far greater than the commission. We help protect those who don’t “do” real estate from being sued, which costs hours and hours of emotional pain and potentially thousands of dollars.

The seller will still pay 1/2 of the fee to the selling broker whatever the fee may be, and in Arizona, when a Realtor is browsing to show properties, it’s possible that the ones that don’t offer enough won’t be shown.

]]> By: Sean Richards http://www.therealestatebloggers.com/2007/06/08/is-the-6-percent-commission-the-winning-formula-for-real-estate-sales-in-a-slow-market/comment-page-1/#comment-49549 Sean Richards Tue, 19 Jun 2007 15:15:30 +0000 http://www.therealestatebloggers.com/2007/06/08/is-the-6-percent-commission-the-winning-formula-for-real-estate-sales-in-a-slow-market/#comment-49549 Who is Ken Harvey? Who is Ken Harvey?

]]> By: Behren Kittrell http://www.therealestatebloggers.com/2007/06/08/is-the-6-percent-commission-the-winning-formula-for-real-estate-sales-in-a-slow-market/comment-page-1/#comment-48623 Behren Kittrell Thu, 14 Jun 2007 18:06:18 +0000 http://www.therealestatebloggers.com/2007/06/08/is-the-6-percent-commission-the-winning-formula-for-real-estate-sales-in-a-slow-market/#comment-48623 I just purchased a Help-U-Sell franchise in Mt. Pleasant, SC, and we operate on a set fee structure. I can assure everyone out there that this is the "wave of the future" what with homes costing more and more. Buyers and sellers want to take more control in the real estate process because they have realised the internet is a powerful search engine and gives them options that their parents didn't have. With our "fee for services" option, consumers can decide how much they want to participate, if at all. No matter what, we are a full service real estate company that bridges the gap for FSBO's and 6% commission. I just purchased a Help-U-Sell franchise in Mt. Pleasant, SC, and we operate on a set fee structure. I can assure everyone out there that this is the “wave of the future” what with homes costing more and more.
Buyers and sellers want to take more control in the real estate process because they have realised the internet is a powerful search engine and gives them options that their parents didn’t have.
With our “fee for services” option, consumers can decide how much they want to participate, if at all. No matter what, we are a full service real estate company that bridges the gap for FSBO’s and 6% commission.

]]> By: Fort Lauderdale http://www.therealestatebloggers.com/2007/06/08/is-the-6-percent-commission-the-winning-formula-for-real-estate-sales-in-a-slow-market/comment-page-1/#comment-48068 Fort Lauderdale Mon, 11 Jun 2007 12:53:59 +0000 http://www.therealestatebloggers.com/2007/06/08/is-the-6-percent-commission-the-winning-formula-for-real-estate-sales-in-a-slow-market/#comment-48068 Does the old warning come to mind... you get what you pay for??? Does the old warning come to mind… you get what you pay for???

]]> By: Kirk http://www.therealestatebloggers.com/2007/06/08/is-the-6-percent-commission-the-winning-formula-for-real-estate-sales-in-a-slow-market/comment-page-1/#comment-47773 Kirk Sun, 10 Jun 2007 00:49:17 +0000 http://www.therealestatebloggers.com/2007/06/08/is-the-6-percent-commission-the-winning-formula-for-real-estate-sales-in-a-slow-market/#comment-47773 Realtors want you to think it is more difficult to sell now so you should hire them. The reality is the MLS drives the process. You can still sell yourself, just make sure you utilize the MLS (unless you live in a state where the realtors lobbied the state legislators to ensure discount or do-it-yourselfers can't list). There are just fewer buyers...period. The realtors suffer from the same fate as FSBOs. If there are no buyers, paying a high commission doesn't create them. Realtors want you to think it is more difficult to sell now so you should hire them. The reality is the MLS drives the process. You can still sell yourself, just make sure you utilize the MLS (unless you live in a state where the realtors lobbied the state legislators to ensure discount or do-it-yourselfers can’t list). There are just fewer buyers…period. The realtors suffer from the same fate as FSBOs. If there are no buyers, paying a high commission doesn’t create them.

]]> By: Robert Coté http://www.therealestatebloggers.com/2007/06/08/is-the-6-percent-commission-the-winning-formula-for-real-estate-sales-in-a-slow-market/comment-page-1/#comment-47629 Robert Coté Sat, 09 Jun 2007 03:28:38 +0000 http://www.therealestatebloggers.com/2007/06/08/is-the-6-percent-commission-the-winning-formula-for-real-estate-sales-in-a-slow-market/#comment-47629 <i>The good to great real estate agents can explain that going with a lower commission makes no sense at all. </i> Worked with travel agents. Not. The good to great real estate agents can explain that going with a lower commission makes no sense at all.

Worked with travel agents. Not.

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