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- From: allen@lawnext.uchicago.edu
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- Subject: Re: Negotiating a lower commission after an
- Message-ID: <1992Dec29.225218.24865@midway.uchicago.edu>
- Date: 29 Dec 92 22:52:18 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec23.001438.12814@nas.nasa.gov> hahn@gigantor.nas.nasa.gov
- (Jonathan Hahn) writes:
-
- > There is nothing ethically or legally preventing them from negotiating
- > commission, nor is there anything preventing a buyer or seller from
- > suggesting it. However, I believe it is considered very bad realtor
- > etiquette to do it since if the practice became widespread, it would
- > jepardize the system that they have so much interest in maintaining.
-
- One thing to keep in mind using a broker to sell your house is that in most states
- you sign a listing agreement with the broker. This is a legaly binding contract,
- and thus the negotiating -should- be happening on the front end. If you lower the
- selling price of the property you are selling, you are, in effect, lowering the
- compensation to the realtor you've hired.
-
- Remember that the agreement usually states that -you pay- a commision if the agent
- finds a buyer willing and able at the listed amount. (Whether you go through with
- the transaction or not, another story) They also usually say that if the broker
- procures a buyer who is willing to buy from you, (even after the listing expires)
- and regardless of the sale price, then you must pay what is in the contract. If you
- don't want to pay what is in the contract, as a seller, you can also choose not to
- go through with the deal.
-
- >
- > I'm not saying they don't have a right to look out for their own
- > interests (they do),
-
- They (brokers) are the one's that write the listing agreement which you sign when
- you list your house. That means YOU BETTER READ IT!!!
-
-
- >it's just that as a home buyer or seller, you
- > must look out for your own interests and be aware of any conflicts. As
- > has been mentioned in previous posts, you cannot depend on the realtor
- > to do it for you, as the realtor's interests are his/her own, not
- > necessarily yours.
-
-
- Allen Douglas
- email to:
- Allen_Douglas@law.uchicago.edu
-