Anonymous
Post 09/16/2024 17:53     Subject: Agents Paid Hourly Rates

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Anonymous
Post 09/16/2024 17:40     Subject: Agents Paid Hourly Rates

Anyone have any luck?
Anonymous
Post 09/01/2024 14:23     Subject: Agents Paid Hourly Rates

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What is the current expectation for using a buyers agent now? I'm looking this fall but the idea that I'm going to pay 2-3% out of pocket to a realtor for a $2M house is pretty rich.


Depends on the location. $2M gets you a semi-renovated older house or a 10 to 15 year old house in Arlington. Builders are now offering 1% to a buyer agent. Could you save another year so that you could get a $2.5 to $2.8 new house and get the builder to rebate the 1% to you? The builder's agent can write the contract for you.


I have been calling agents in MD and DC before I show houses and have not had one instance where the seller is not paying 2.5 percent commission(except one listing that was offering 3 percent). And I have three listings right now-all three offering 2.5 percent.


More lies from a realtor . . .


Lol. It's the truth.
Anonymous
Post 09/01/2024 11:13     Subject: Agents Paid Hourly Rates


^Fair markets
Anonymous
Post 09/01/2024 11:13     Subject: Re:Agents Paid Hourly Rates


Anonymous wrote:
What is the current expectation for using a buyers agent now? I'm looking this fall but the idea that I'm going to pay 2-3% out of pocket to a realtor for a $2M house is pretty rich.


It’s pretty rich to buy a house at that price.


I don't pay more for any goods or services based on how much money I have. I pay based on what the value of the product or service is. If I am expected to pay more because I have more, that's socialism. I believe we still live in a capitalist society with markets, right?

Anonymous
Post 08/31/2024 18:06     Subject: Agents Paid Hourly Rates

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What is the current expectation for using a buyers agent now? I'm looking this fall but the idea that I'm going to pay 2-3% out of pocket to a realtor for a $2M house is pretty rich.


Depends on the location. $2M gets you a semi-renovated older house or a 10 to 15 year old house in Arlington. Builders are now offering 1% to a buyer agent. Could you save another year so that you could get a $2.5 to $2.8 new house and get the builder to rebate the 1% to you? The builder's agent can write the contract for you.


I have been calling agents in MD and DC before I show houses and have not had one instance where the seller is not paying 2.5 percent commission(except one listing that was offering 3 percent). And I have three listings right now-all three offering 2.5 percent.


Call the new homes agents in Arlington and ask what the buyer agency comp is. One is even offering $5,000.
Anonymous
Post 08/31/2024 17:45     Subject: Agents Paid Hourly Rates

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What is the current expectation for using a buyers agent now? I'm looking this fall but the idea that I'm going to pay 2-3% out of pocket to a realtor for a $2M house is pretty rich.


Depends on the location. $2M gets you a semi-renovated older house or a 10 to 15 year old house in Arlington. Builders are now offering 1% to a buyer agent. Could you save another year so that you could get a $2.5 to $2.8 new house and get the builder to rebate the 1% to you? The builder's agent can write the contract for you.


I have been calling agents in MD and DC before I show houses and have not had one instance where the seller is not paying 2.5 percent commission(except one listing that was offering 3 percent). And I have three listings right now-all three offering 2.5 percent.


More lies from a realtor . . .
Anonymous
Post 08/31/2024 14:37     Subject: Agents Paid Hourly Rates

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What is the current expectation for using a buyers agent now? I'm looking this fall but the idea that I'm going to pay 2-3% out of pocket to a realtor for a $2M house is pretty rich.


Depends on the location. $2M gets you a semi-renovated older house or a 10 to 15 year old house in Arlington. Builders are now offering 1% to a buyer agent. Could you save another year so that you could get a $2.5 to $2.8 new house and get the builder to rebate the 1% to you? The builder's agent can write the contract for you.


I have been calling agents in MD and DC before I show houses and have not had one instance where the seller is not paying 2.5 percent commission(except one listing that was offering 3 percent). And I have three listings right now-all three offering 2.5 percent.
Anonymous
Post 08/31/2024 13:44     Subject: Agents Paid Hourly Rates

Anonymous wrote:What is the current expectation for using a buyers agent now? I'm looking this fall but the idea that I'm going to pay 2-3% out of pocket to a realtor for a $2M house is pretty rich.


Depends on the location. $2M gets you a semi-renovated older house or a 10 to 15 year old house in Arlington. Builders are now offering 1% to a buyer agent. Could you save another year so that you could get a $2.5 to $2.8 new house and get the builder to rebate the 1% to you? The builder's agent can write the contract for you.
Anonymous
Post 08/31/2024 12:19     Subject: Agents Paid Hourly Rates

Anonymous wrote:What is the current expectation for using a buyers agent now? I'm looking this fall but the idea that I'm going to pay 2-3% out of pocket to a realtor for a $2M house is pretty rich.


It’s pretty rich to buy a house at that price.
Anonymous
Post 08/31/2024 12:15     Subject: Agents Paid Hourly Rates

What is the current expectation for using a buyers agent now? I'm looking this fall but the idea that I'm going to pay 2-3% out of pocket to a realtor for a $2M house is pretty rich.
Anonymous
Post 08/31/2024 11:21     Subject: Re:Agents Paid Hourly Rates


Anonymous wrote:
flat fee of $200 to write a contract is better.


Realtors are not allowed to write a contract because they can't practice law. What realtors do is fill in the blanks in the existing standard contract for you.

There's no reason to pay a realtor to do this when you can easily do this yourself. Just have the listing agent show you the house at no charge to you as the buyer. The seller is already paying the listing agent to do this. Then complete the very simple form yourself and submit it to the listing agent. Many times the listing agent will even offer to help you do this (at no charge to you).


Yes, the listing agent helped us to submit the offer. He threw in a kickback to us because he didn't have to share the commission with a buyer's agent. But this was back in the day. We got the house in a competitive market because of this.
Anonymous
Post 08/31/2024 07:50     Subject: Agents Paid Hourly Rates

Anonymous wrote:flat fee of $200 to write a contract is better.


Realtors are not allowed to write a contract because they can't practice law. What realtors do is fill in the blanks in the existing standard contract for you.

There's no reason to pay a realtor to do this when you can easily do this yourself. Just have the listing agent show you the house at no charge to you as the buyer. The seller is already paying the listing agent to do this. Then complete the very simple form yourself and submit it to the listing agent. Many times the listing agent will even offer to help you do this (at no charge to you).
Anonymous
Post 08/30/2024 22:17     Subject: Re:Agents Paid Hourly Rates

$200 per contract for 45 minutes of work given that the barrier to entry is so low (high school diploma, multi day or week class, pass the state exam).
Anonymous
Post 08/30/2024 21:57     Subject: Re:Agents Paid Hourly Rates

Anonymous wrote:
flat fee of $200 to write a contract is better.


No one will do that for so little


You don't need a college degree to fill in a form. It's a lot more work to mow lawns or wait in a restaurant and those people get paid way less.