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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is good on the selling side.  But I'm totally confused about how this would work on the buyer side.

I didn't ask my agent to show me a bunch of houses but she totally kicked it into high gear when we saw that a house that met my criteria was coming on market.  Basically, she was totally on point with every step from initial showing to getting my offer to the seller quickly.  It was definitely a value-add over what I could have done myself. Her motivation? She knew she stood to make bank if we got my (strong) offer to the seller first.  Was what she did worth almost a quarter grand to the seller? - No, the seller was going to accept the first solid offer that came in, and there would have been others if not mine. So it makes sense that I as the buyer pay, but how much was that really worth? Not almost a quarter grand, I don't think so especially if I'm paying, but at the same time I do think that there probably needs to be some potential upside for the agent beyond the sum total of the hours spent. [/quote]

You are paying agent fees as a buyer, don’t you see that?[/quote]

Yes, I get that it is that way under the current system, and I agree that change is needed.  Although I think it is naive to believe that the a la carte system paid by buyers won't end up advantaging wealthy buyers further in competitive markets.  In more balanced markets or in a buyer's market, the a la carte system has more clear benefits for buyers and sellers. [/quote]

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