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Is It the End of 6% Real Estate Commissions?

Posted May 30, 2008 - 00:59 by Xin Lu

Personal Finance, Real Estate and Housing

This week the Justice Department reached an antitrust settlement with the National Association of Realtors that is meant to spur competition and bring down the standard 6% commission that comes with each real estate transaction. Basically, the NAR is no longer able to withhold the information on multiple listing services from discount online brokers such as Redfin and ZipRealty. Will consumers like us see a huge deduction in real estate transaction prices soon?

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Is Target Really Just as Bad As Wal-Mart?

Posted March 27, 2008 - 11:37 by Carrie Kirby

Shopping

Target shopping cart with teeth

There is plenty not to like about the practices of both the nation's leading big-box retailers. But a few subtle differences -- and one h-u-g-e one -- make one of them the obvious mark of boycotters everywhere. Here's a look at how the two companies stack up on labor, human rights, the environment and other issues -- and an alternative to shopping at either place.

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