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		<title>More Home Buyers Are Questioning Commission Rates</title>
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 There was a time when there were few options other than to pay high commission rates to buyer&#8217;s agents when you wanted to buy a home. However, now things are beginning to change.
On May 13th, CBS News aired a feature on 60 Minutes discussing the state of the real estate market. During the episode, agent [...]<p><a href="https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2007/05/15/more-home-buyers-are-questioning-commission-rates/">More Home Buyers Are Questioning Commission Rates</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.bloomkey.com/">For Sale By Owner | Flat Fee MLS | Home Buyer Rebates</a><br /> </p>
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		<title>Discount Real Estate</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2006 00:49:39 +0000</pubDate>
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 Why are you paying 6%?
You save on airline fares. You can buy stocks for just $10. You book hotel rooms, buy books and trade junk from your attic on the Internet. So why are you still paying 6% to sell your home? 
According to studies, U.S. home sellers pay about 1.5% more than home sellers [...]<p><a href="https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/02/13/discount-real-estate/">Discount Real Estate</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.bloomkey.com/">For Sale By Owner | Flat Fee MLS | Home Buyer Rebates</a><br /> </p>
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		<title>Real Estate Commissions are Negotiable</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Oct 2005 01:27:49 +0000</pubDate>
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 Two out of three home sellers hire the first agent they contact.
Many homesellers don&#8217;t realize that real estate commissions are negotiable. The fact that real estate commissions seem to be fairly standard across the country leads many to believe that there&#8217;s only one commission rate. 
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