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Why you can't trust a real estate agent.

Posted 1 year ago by Paul Michael

Filed Under: Real Estate and Housing

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Surely a real estate agent would want to get you the very best price for your home. After all, they earn commission. The more they sell it for, the more they make, right? Well, the popular book Freakonomics , which I'm reading and devouring right now, proves this is not the case.

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The cost of a free ride - why not to use a buyer's agent (submitted by Ken Rick)

Posted 1 year 29 weeks ago by Lynn Truong

Real Estate and Housing

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My wife and I were house shopping and we decided to make an offer on a condo. We threw out a low-ball offer for the condo and, to our surprise, the seller's agent was very eager to work with us. He negotiated on our behalf with the seller, and basically came back and said that if we could raise our offer a little bit (but less than a competing offer) he would convince the seller to give it to us. Why would the seller's agent go so far for us?

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