Another House Buying Question - Related to Buying New Construction

[Anonymous]

A friend recently told me that if you buy a new construction home from a builder that the buyer is responsible for the commission to the buyers agent. Is that true?? That is the first I have heard of such a thing. We live in Arlington and my friend lives in the Tidewater area of Virginia.

[Anonymous]

If you've got a buyer's agent, you are responsible for the commission. The seller may negotiate a deal to cover the cost, but in general seller pays for seller's agent commission, buyer pays for buyer's agent commission.

[Anonymous]

No. The seller pays the commission to his agent and your agent.

[Anonymous]

Home buildings generally pay the buyer's agent commission. Thats why it says on many ads "brokers welcome." Especially in this economy, they'd be dumb not to pay it - many people looking at new construction don't have buyer's agents.