At the urging of our famous Broker Bryant, I am making this a post. While reading one of BB's greatest posts, I was directed to read:http://www.bloodhoundrealty.com/BloodhoundBlog/?p=978. Upon doing so, I discovered that one of their regular contributors over there is a Mr. Michael Cook. Mr. Cook wrote a horribly misinformed perspective about real estate agents and the "monopoly" they have created. The following is my response: "Mr. Cook, What is a "standard commission" that you referred to? You clearly don't know my market. I've seen commissions from 2% to 10%. Where is the monopoly? You even mentioned 5%-7% varied commissions. How is 5%, (34 comments)