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[QUOTE="Dogdeacon, post: 3843503, member: 1026"]
If I were buying I'd expect a discount on homes not listed with a 'market' local brokerage company and likewise if buying or selling would expect a premium for a major listing firm/agency. So the question on the selling side is can the agent you choose earn that big commission (its insane that commissions are still 6% here as prices skyrocket) or can you bargain with them using the internet listing sites as leverage? I'm not following at all, but I'd bet where I live in suburbs of Boston 90% of sales are conventional brokers & they are getting a 10% premium plus likely selling 99% of homes over say $600K.

Home buying & selling is pretty emotional & complicated so I see a utility for brokers on both sides. However if I was an agent I'd be independent, use one of the online firms and charge half of what the brokerage companies do (the 'house' averages 50% of fees from their agents depending on experience). Will the best agents start selling with that type of hybrid model?
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