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View Poll Results: Poll: Buyer's Agent Commission - Who pays for it?
Seller pays - all commission cost is paid by the seller and the buyer's agent commission is just part of that 38 54.29%
Buyer pays - the overall commission amount is rolled into the house price so the buyer bears the cost of the agent who represents them 13 18.57%
Seller's agent pays - seller's agent agrees the overall commission with the seller and is sacrificing part of to the buyer's agent so he/she is paying 14 20.00%
I don't really understand who pays for buyer's agent commission 5 7.14%
Voters: 70. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 08-07-2017, 11:19 AM
 
Location: Lakewood Ranch, FL
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You've been around CD for years and should know:

Never be humble when you are wrong!
Takes all the fun out of it!

No, no, no....I am humble when I'm right. I'm obnoxious when I'm wrong....respectfully submitted, of course.
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Old 08-07-2017, 11:25 AM
 
Location: Cary, NC
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No, no, no....I am humble when I'm right. I'm obnoxious when I'm wrong....respectfully submitted, of course.
I'm just the opposite.

I have far more fun being right than typical mere mortals have being wrong!
:d
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Old 08-07-2017, 11:30 AM
 
Location: Lakewood Ranch, FL
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I'm just the opposite.

I have far more fun being right than typical mere mortals have being wrong!
:d
It's just a burden we have to bear, I suppose.
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Old 08-07-2017, 11:32 AM
 
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Say a Buyer purchases a house for $100,000. The Seller had a listing agreement calling for a 2% commission, resulting in a net to Seller of $98,000.

However, if the Seller had negotiated a 6% commission, the Seller's net would be $94,000. Who lost out on that $4,000? In other words, who paid the commission?
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Old 08-07-2017, 11:38 AM
 
Location: Cary, NC
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Say a Buyer purchases a house for $100,000. The Seller had a listing agreement calling for a 2% commission, resulting in a net to Seller of $98,000.

However, if the Seller had negotiated a 6% commission, the Seller's net would be $94,000. Who lost out on that $4,000? In other words, who paid the commission?
Bogus question.

Commission?
Why?
There are no agents!

And you thought you were going slip that one past...

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Old 08-07-2017, 11:52 AM
 
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Or as was my case, buyer buys house for $100,000. Seller owes mortgage of $100,000. Who pays the commission? I had to bring a check to close as the seller.
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Old 08-07-2017, 12:03 PM
 
Location: Cary, NC
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Or as was my case, buyer buys house for $100,000. Seller owes mortgage of $100,000. Who pays the commission? I had to bring a check to close as the seller.
The loan balance is not a buyer issue like their commission expense is. You MUST provide good title.
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Old 08-07-2017, 12:09 PM
 
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Yeah but people get confused by that point as usually a seller doesn't bring any money to closing.

But market value is $100k, it wouldn't be $94k without agents involved. I would still expect $100k in a FSBO situation.
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Old 08-07-2017, 12:13 PM
 
Location: Cary, NC
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Yeah but people get confused by that point as usually a seller doesn't bring any money to closing.

But market value is $100k, it wouldn't be $94k without agents involved. I would still expect $100k in a FSBO situation.
Maybe your buyers' agent talked you down from a higher price to show their buyer they were earning their fee.
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Old 08-07-2017, 12:18 PM
 
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Nope, got asking price.
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