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2024-03-19 18:17:01 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 6779E0AAD43619714067981E6F9DF2B436D141CED221F34FB770523E966D0259
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The *mandatory* 6% commission is a hidden cost passed onto consumers aka home-buyers, and costs $200 Billion/year. That remains true in all cases. While real estate agents *may* improve information access, that isn’t strictly true when Zillow and other websites exist. https://consumerfed.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Real-Estate-Commissioner-Report.pdf
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