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Old 04-10-2008, 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by humandraydel View Post
And you don't think people "price in" the commission when selling their home? Of course they do, that's why FSBO exists. And, if they KNEW that a person would buy the house WITHOUT an agent, they might be willing to lower their asking price.
To some extent, yes. But that is an indirect effect. The word "technically" was used -- technically the seller pays the commission.
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