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Originally Posted by syracusa
I understand that very well. But this is a choice you made for yourself, that furthered your own interests, and the person you buy from should not have to pay anything that would go towards your REA's commission. That was my point.
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I didn't really get that to be your point. The title of the thread is "Why do home buyers use real estate agents?" and your OP said this:
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Originally Posted by syracusa
Why do home buyers even USE real estate agents? I could see some usefulness in having a real estate agent for sellers ...but for buyers? Why? I honestly believe they contribute NOTHING of value to helping someone find the right house for them; or so little that it is intangible...let alone worth the gargantuan commissions they charge.
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That's why many of us have responded as we did, trying to explain why, as buyers, we used a real estate agent. Whether or not the commission is worth it to the seller is a different discussion. I can tell you in our case, the house we bought had been under contract 2 previous times and both deals had fallen through. The husband had already moved out of state due to a job change and they were anxious to sell. I imagine that they were quite happy to have our agent show up with a qualified buyer that resulted in a successful sale, even though it cost them some money for the commission.