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Old 06-10-2011, 09:55 AM   #70
Slava
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Originally Posted by fotze View Post
I think I would be peeved if a realtor hid a lower commissioned home from me, if I found out, and you likely would if it showed up on MLS, then I would stop working with them. I would understadn if they said they weren't going to be doing any of the work involved if I chose to buy it or even told me to phone the listing realtor myself.
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Originally Posted by Bagor View Post
Agreed, it's not, but at the end of the day their job is "supposedly" to act in their clients interest. If a house comes on the market that ticks all the boxes then one would hope they'd have the sense to appreciate that a smaller faster deal is better than no deal at all or one that's more time consuming. So in a way it's not necessarily the exact same work.
I agree with you guys here and I see your point. I would feel the same about a realtor working for me and at the same time avoiding certain properties because they weren't going to get paid the same amount.

The other side of the coin though is that the realtor has to be able to earn a living as well...so if there is a flaw in the system its that every property wouldn't pay the same for the sale. If every house that sold paid a certain amount to the realtor for the people who bought it then there would be no issue. Its not that I want to see market controls here...because I hate that sort of thing as well, but I'm not sure what the solution would be.
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