Their research spans the years 1998 to 2004, and its conclusions up-end the received wisdom passed on by real estate agents themselves, whose trade groups have in the past argued that agents’ commissions are justified by their ability to achieve a higher sale price.The complete article is available here.
“Our key finding is that Realtors do not offset the cost of their commission; they do not get you a higher price,” says Nevo. “Your cost for the Realtor is your full commission.”
Monday, November 1, 2010
Home Sellers Using Real Estate Brokers Do Not Get A Higher Price
From Kellogg Insight, "The Superfluousness of Realtors: Homes sold through Realtors don’t garner a price premium over ones sold by owners" based on the research of Igal Hendel, Aviv Nevo And François Ortalo-Magné:
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Well, that's a fact that real estate is commission based. However, the key point here is you know the ups and down of the real estate market to merely determine when to buy and to sell property. Today, there are countries that have a booming industry such as singapore. buying a condo in the country is much easier compare to other countries simply because they have a not so strict rules as long as you are a PR and has the eligibility to own a unit. http://www.property2day.com/individuals-buying-condos-singapore/
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