marketing plan: Consumers successfully negotiating fees
- 08/05/08 07:00 AM
I found this paragraph within an article on the Consumer Reports website and you can read it further by clicking on Consumer Reports. "You can negotiate the fee. The usual 6 percent commission that agents charge sellers has been standard for so long that many homeowners apparently don't realize it's negotiable. But 46 percent of the sellers in our poll attempted to negotiate a lower commission and roughly 71 percent of that group succeeded.RE/MAX and independent agents appeared to be a bit more willing to deal; 77 and 76 percent, respectively, of sellers who tried to negotiate with them were successful. … (9 comments)
I found this paragraph within an article on the Consumer Reports website and you can read it further by clicking on Consumer Reports. "You can negotiate the fee. The usual 6 percent commission that agents charge sellers has been standard for so long that many homeowners apparently don't realize it's negotiable. But 46 percent of the sellers in our poll attempted to negotiate a lower commission and roughly 71 percent of that group succeeded.RE/MAX and independent agents appeared to be a bit more willing to deal; 77 and 76 percent, respectively, of sellers who tried to negotiate with them were successful. … (9 comments)
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