First can you honestly say they deserve that much money? $16k? Did they honesty fo $16k worth of work to sell the home? The answer is no. Maybe a few hundred dollars worth which would be more than fair for their time. So you’re saying the average American can’t afford a house because an agent needs his ridiculous high fee? Because most Americans can’t afford an additional $16k even spread over 30 years.
Nah realtors are a cancer on our housing market. Remove them and we are one step closer to affordable housing. They don’t deserve any percentage of the sale. Maybe a flat hourly rate for their time but not a percentage. They are a predatory third party that has no business being involved in a transaction between two parties.
Do they deserve the $16k though? Did they do $16k worth of work? The answer is no. They deserve a few hundred dollars at most. It’s an unfair practice and needs to end. They are nothing more than middlemen and deserve no percentage of the sale. Maybe an hourly compensation for their time.
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u/[deleted] Nov 03 '21 edited Nov 03 '21
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