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Let’s start with the easy part:  the seller typically pays a listing agent a total commission, and the listing agent typically turns around and offers approximately half of that to brokers representing buyers.   Bottom-line, the seller is essentially paying … Continue reading →

I got a call Friday from a woman who wanted to see homes this weekend.   10 to 15 she thought…many around Highlands Ranch.  I asked if she had driven by any of them yet, and she said no.   … Continue reading →

My vote for the biggest myth in real estate is that real estate agents are free to the Buyer. Sure, most often, the seller pays for the real estate commissions, but don’t you think they take that into consideration when … Continue reading →

Someone just asked me if Buyers’ Slice Realty was like Zip Realty?   Not really.   In fact, ZIP does not even offer commission rebates any more!   And when they did, I believe they only rebated 20% of their … Continue reading →

ZIP Realty is one of the bigger commission refund companies in the real estate industry…so I thought I’d see what they are up to by doing the math on the amount of refund that they are offering home buyers in … Continue reading →

  Jason and Sarinya with their deed and keys…after getting over $4400 of my commission back just for doing the heavy lifting on the home search.   In fact, because theirs was a new construction project, the builder’s team helped … Continue reading →

Interestingly, it appears far less homes were sold along the Front Range in 2012 than in 2011.    Which isn’t surprise from the standpoint that as we sit here at the beginning of 2013, there are no homes to sell! … Continue reading →

While I just closed in condo in Boulder last week, I keep getting calls from home buyers looking for condos in downtown Denver!   The funny part is that I don’t really advertise or market in Denver OR for condominiums….although … Continue reading →

Yes and No. Typically a real estate agent is required to get inside to see a home that is listed for sale, but you don’t have to “have” one in particular in terms of having an established, formal relationship with … Continue reading →

Ask this on the street, and your average home buyer will say “the Seller.”    And while commissions are deducted from the Seller’s proceeds at closing, it’s all the Buyer’s money, and every Seller considers the commissions they’ll owe when … Continue reading →