real estate commission check: Real Estate Agents Make Too Much Money - 03/12/11 12:41 AM
The perception is....most real estate agents make a lot of money.  The reality is...they don't.
This blog is inspired by the current national conversation of breaking up employee unions and demanding benefit concessions from public employees.  I'm not going to comment on that discussion, but it does relate in a way to what many people think: real estate agents make too much money from selling a house.
Let's look at a typical sale for a $200,000 house.  The typical commission is 6%, split 50/50 between the seller's agent and buyer's agent. The commission check of $6000 goes to the seller's brokerage (i.e., … (4 comments)

 
Mary Hutchison, SRES, ABR, Experienced Agent in Kansas City Metro area (Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate-Kansas City Homes)

Mary Hutchison, SRES, ABR

Experienced Agent in Kansas City Metro area

Kansas City, MO

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I love to write about my neighborhood, the Brookside area of Kansas City, where I live in the Armour Hills subdivision. I keep it short, simple, and to the point with articles about general real estate topics so you have current, useful information about real estate trends and news. Sometimes I write about local politics, new homes for sale, and of course, my clients! Thanks for reading! I welcome your feedback.


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