Realtor Commissions in San Diego (condo, buyer, property)

[ISONY]

I'm an out of state investor who owns a condo in San Diego that I plan on selling. I know Realtor commissions are negotiable but what is the going rate I can expect to pay in this hot SD market?

[Axxlrod]

5% is standard for full Service.

There are "cut rate" realtors that will sell for less. There is also Redfin which I believe is 1%.

But you have to cooperate with the buyer's side, and agree to pay them 2.5% or they magically will forget to show your property to their clients.

[ISONY]

Thanks

[luv4horses]

I heard of a commission as low as 3% total. 1% for listing and 2% for buyer side. In the case in point though, the listing agent did just about nothing, throwing the burden onto the buyer agent. Don't know how prevalent that is, but it shows that it must be negotiable. And while the listing agent is almost guaranteed quick success, the average buyer agent is showing tons of properties before being successful. I'm sure this is true in all "hot" areas.

[JoeSanDiegoHomes]

The worst showings I've had were from the super cheap listing services. The agents were not nearly as responsive as they should have been. The owners were not coached to leave and clean up before appts. The agents took crap photos with their cell phones.

I would suggest 4.5-5%. I never see 3% anymore on the buyer side. It's usually 2-2.5%.