Given the fact that the 1% commission is usually split between Sellers and Buyers agent there is half a percent left for each agent. This is most cases by far not enough to pay the brokerage's share, the real estate council, the real estate board and all the other expenses an agent has. Here is something from one of our websites that will find your interest:
Sellers agents, also called Listing agents, often DO NOT sell properties. It is the buyers agent who usually brings the buyers. Therefore, in order to attract a lot of Buyers agents it is imperative to hire a Sellers agent with a huge marketing program who is also prepared and capable of spending thousands of dollars on your property promotions in order to attract as many buyers and buyers agents as possible.
- We define the market for every listing.
- Our strategically structured high-impact marketing & networking programs
- generate way more buyers for your home.
- We do not just list on MLS and wait for buyers to call us !!
Also, sellers agents should be highly experienced, well educated and have a long, successful history of dealing with incoming offers in order to protect sellers from all the legal "tricks of the trades" (buyers agents) After all, the Buyer's agent wants to get the best deal for his buyer, too. So please remember, the Buyer’s agent is not the seller's enemy but certainly not the seller's friend either!
So what it comes down to is the fact that you are a lot better off with a Full Service Sellers Agent who spends a lot of money on your property promotions and who is also highly experienced to keep any harm from you when dealing with the legal "tricks" of the buyers agents. I wish I had a chance to explain this in more detail to you.
Moving forward, your problem will be the lack of Buyers agents staying away from your property by not showing your property to their clients. Unfortunately for you, there are just too many similar properties on the market so that Buyers agents pick the grapes not the raisins, meaning they rather show their clients full-commission listings where they get paid 1.5% commission vs. 0.5% commission.Consequently, the lack of Buyers agents automatically leads to lower sales prices.
Just last week a lady in West Vancouver saved 2% on commission but sold approx. 8% lower than what a good, normal Full-Service Realtor would have sold her condo for. Summary: she lost $42,000 on a $700,000 condo sale.
Please also note that the more marketing a Realtor does the more buzz he creates the more responses he gets. This translates into a lot more Realtors and buyers requesting showings and turning out at open houses. This in turn leads to more offers and often to multiple offers. Sorry to say, this will most probably not be the case with your 1% discount agent.
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