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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: mungofitch 🐝🐝🐝 GOLD
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Subject: Re: NAR settles realtor lawsuit
Date: 03/19/24 5:32 PM
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but I've seen a good number of the 4 million $ houses go with a 6% commission.

Ouch.

I did a calculation once on a property I wanted to sell and concluded it would be cheaper to buy a local brokerage than to pay the commission they were asking which they said was "normal" but nobody smart actually pays.
(I didn't do so, but I did get a commission rate far lower than what they said was their lowest!).
Not in the US though.

With one broker I negotiated "low minimum flat fee, plus 20% of sale price above XXX".

Jim
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