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the Cost of Seller's Real Estate Agents

Price 
Location 
Commission 
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Description
$ 17000
May 2008
Holbrook, New York
4 %
Very fast sale with an agent who is into self promotion  more... close row
$ 8400
Mar 2008
Blue Bell, PA
3 % plus 1.5 %
3% plus 1.5% using an MLS system  more... close row
$ 6540
Mar 2008
New Castle, PA
6 %
Experienced and effective seller's agent  more... close row
$ 1500
Jun 2007
Phoenix, AZ
flat fee
Discount real estate service has flat fee  more... close row
$ 15000
Mar 2008
Miami, FL
5 %
Realtorprovided valuable services  more... close row
$ 18000
Mar 2008
atlanta, ga
6%
Excellent service helped house sell quickly  more... close row
$ 22500
May 2008
Plainview New York
4%
Senior agent better than a junior agent  more... close row
$ 9600
Sep 2007
Portsmouth, VA
6%
Local real estate agent kept me out of the loop  more... close row
$ 11940
Apr 2008
Amarillo, TX
6 %
Realtor's fees regulated by the state  more... close row
$ 0
Jan 2007
Monroe, Wisconsin
6-7 %
House did not sell under agent  more... close row
$ 0
Mar 2008
Stroudsburg, PA
4.5%
Home not sold yet but service good  more... close row
$ 10000
Aug 2007
Park City, UT
5%
Bad housing market makes things difficult  more... close row

Description of service

I have been trying to sell my condo for almost eight months now and have had only one offer which was very low. I have been trying to sell it on my own, but the bad real estate market finally forced me to hire a real estate agent. In this case my agent received 5% of the home selling cost for all the paper work and publicizing that she did. This would up to be about $10000. I wish I didn't have to pay this cost, but with a selling price of $200,000 that is a small chunk of change to get it sold. Worth the cost.


Review of Service

My real estate agent did just about everything you could think of the help sell my condo. She set up a website with an interactive tour of my place highlighting all the features of the condo. She also made some fliers for the same reason. She really went above and beyond to sell my house. Since I didn't know much about selling a house it's no wonder I couldn't sell it on my own. I'll let the professionals do their job and I'll just hire and listen to their advice.


Tips

A few years ago you might have been able to sell your own house, but today it's more and more difficult. Fewer people want to buy a house so any advantage you can think of will help.