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middle-aged mom · 03-27-2009, 08:45 AM

The concept of a universal MLS does not exist in the Netherlands.
Fees are ala carte and variable, depending on what buyers and sellers want. Fees range from 1.5-2% of the transaction.

If the seller wants to know the likely value of their property, the seller pays extra. If the seller wants advertizing, the seller pays extra.

Most real estate sold in the Netherlands does not involve two "estate agents".Buyers negotiate with the seller's " estate agent" who protects the interest of the seller.

If a buyer prefers to use his/her own "estate agent", the buyer/seller pays for it.

There is an incremental cost for writing up a pre-sale contract/offer, regardless of the outcome.

Contracts are drawn up by notaries who charge 1.5% of the home value, plus the obligatory 17.5% VAT.

Buying a Property in the Netherlands - AngloINFO Amsterdam, in Amsterdam and Holland North (Holland)

middle-aged mom · 03-27-2009, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by wheelsup

FSBO and/or flat fee listings would work better if Realtors wouldn't black ball the listing agencies. I saw it with my own eyes. Ridiculous.

The Department of Justice sued the National Association of Realtors for not releasing MLS data. It's coming!

There are companies and people who want the benefit of MLS exposure but do not want to pay for it or play by the rules.

middle-aged mom · 03-27-2009, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Lake Conroe resident

How many sellers do all you realtors out there know who went it alone to save $, only to come to you 6 months to a year later and have to sell for less $ than you could have got them if they would have come to you in the first place? (**Sellers**... In case you haven't noticed; in most places prices are going down not up. Time is money in todays market)

Every day a home remains among the "unsolds" it loses value, in a declining market. And yet, millions, eyes to the sky, persist in waiting for a martian to land and pay more for their home than anyone else will.

Values will not begin to stabilize until unsold inventories substantially decline.