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by valas 3262 days ago
Bigger picture is that agents conventionally get 6%, which is obnoxious in the Internet age. Sure 1% maybe is not much, but anything that helps to squeeze that industry is great. No?
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Yes. Is there even another real estate market in the world where intermediaries capture so much of the gain on sale?
Maybe. Though I haven't gotten over the obnoxious housing prices in the first place, so I guess I'm not seeing what you're seeing.