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[–] ColonelSanders@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Except in most instances it's not the buyer who pays the commission it's the seller...

[–] pahalie@lemmy.world 36 points 2 years ago

well, only if we ignore the fact that this commission is embedded into the price

[–] Limonene@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

It doesn't change the fact they're getting paid a ton for a comparatively small amount of work.

[–] Kalkaline@leminal.space 4 points 2 years ago

Texas just changed that.

If you are selling one house, you are usually buying another.

[–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago

That's just playing a shell game. The one showing up with money is the buyer. Writing it down on a piece of paper that the money goes to the seller then the realtor doesn't effectively change anything.