Realtors®are one of the few careers where people do not get paid until the transaction is consummated. Think about it, would you work for weeks without a paycheck, knowing you will not get paid unless the task was completed? Most people see a big commission, let’s say 6%, and believe that agent receives the entire amount. Let’s say the property hypothetically is $200,000 and the commission is $12,000. What happens to that money? First of all, the commission is determined between the seller and the agent, no one regulates how much people are paid. Payment is usually (2 comments)