Not exact matches
It's a discussion I've heard before — often with comments about how little
work a
realtor actually does or the outrageous
fees a
realtor is paid.
* Earned commission of $ 26,300 * Office split, which reduces the commission by 20 %, to $ 20,680 * Insurance and professional
fees reduces these
fees another $ 3,000 per year (on the average 6 transactions that
works out to a $ 500 deduction), reducing the in - pocket earnings to $ 20,180 * Professional
fees (educational courses, accountant / bookkeeper, cell phone, gas) at an estimated $ 12,000 (divided by 6 transactions, another $ 2,000 deduction), reducing the in - pocket earnings to $ 18,180 * Per transaction marketing
fees (photography, staging, flyers, etc.) is another $ 3, o00 cost, further reducing the commission to $ 15,180 * Assuming all six transactions were for homes selling for $ 1 - million, the
realtor's before - tax income would be $ 91,080 * After tax (assuming the
realtor worked in Ontario) annual earnings would be $ 68,827
That means any
REALTOR working with a buyer would have to negotiate their
fees and bonuses based on service and performance.
@Matt Iacovazzi Disclaimer: I have not done this, just trying to think it through... If you are
working with a
Realtor, the agent is most comfortable with and will likely be submitting offers using a CAR Form... If you wanted to collect a wholesale
fee above and beyond what a finders
fee might be, you'll need your wholesale agreement to your end buyer and coordinate that with the Title Company.
NAR in February rolled out assistance, including free legal help, to state
REALTOR ® associations interested in
working with their state legislatures to address the
fees.
Realtor Bill Hyman is exploring the idea of a new designation for senior real estate professionals who may wish to exchange their experience for reduced
working time, and reduced
fees.
The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
REALTORS ® has formed an affinity programs
working group whose goal is to study the impact of affinity relationships and relocation referral
fee practices and disseminate information about them to practitioners.
To your point about
Realtors doing
work and not getting paid, many of us have been involved in unsuccessful transactions without getting paid, so referring to our real estate
fee as «commission» is erroneous.
In almost 30 years as a
Realtor and 20 + years
working in the Consulting Structural Engineering field I found that those who offered reduced
fees almost always ran into financial difficulties.
Note: The reason W Buffet invested in Real Estate Brokerages in the US is because
Realtors are among the ultra few who pay such high
fees to their employers for the right to
work.
It makes one think that the only thing CREA truly cares about is Licensing
fees and revenues instead of preserving the quality of hard
working full time
Realtors.
On the East Coast, the Nova Scotia Association of
Realtors has
worked to protect property owners by lobbying on such issues as Rail America
fees.
Ottawa
Realtor Don Hewie had been
working in real estate sales for more than two decades when he decided to start up a flat
fee brokerage in 2006.
Are they saying that For Sale by Owner doesn't
work, and in the end when the
fees the public pays to them doesn't produce a sale, the For Sale by Owner folks are going to RECOMMEND a
REALTOR (r)?
It appears that
Realtors, who do all of the
work, and pay all of the
fees are tired of being «piled on» by the various levels of Boards, Councils and Franchises.
Question: Are
REALTORS ® required to disclose any referral
fees between them and contractors they've recommended to do repair
work after closing on a home they've sold to that client?
Considering that this
Realtor Flat Fee MLS alternative allows for both the increased exposure to potential buyers who may be working only with a realtor (at a cost to the seller of 3 % commission rather than 6 %) and the continuing opportunity for the owner to sell the property FSBO and still avoid Realtor commissions entirely if the owner finds a buyer first, this is an alternative which property owners should research, become knowledgeable about and consider Before you settle on Your Marketin
Realtor Flat
Fee MLS alternative allows for both the increased exposure to potential buyers who may be
working only with a
realtor (at a cost to the seller of 3 % commission rather than 6 %) and the continuing opportunity for the owner to sell the property FSBO and still avoid Realtor commissions entirely if the owner finds a buyer first, this is an alternative which property owners should research, become knowledgeable about and consider Before you settle on Your Marketin
realtor (at a cost to the seller of 3 % commission rather than 6 %) and the continuing opportunity for the owner to sell the property FSBO and still avoid
Realtor commissions entirely if the owner finds a buyer first, this is an alternative which property owners should research, become knowledgeable about and consider Before you settle on Your Marketin
Realtor commissions entirely if the owner finds a buyer first, this is an alternative which property owners should research, become knowledgeable about and consider Before you settle on Your Marketing Plan.
Using the Internet, I can sub ‑ contract to or create associations with many competitive moving companies, provide guarantees,
work directly with in - house mortgage brokers and in - house lawyers, and
work with high - calibre
Realtors who don't mind paying me a 20 to 25 per cent referral
fee but would not
work for anyone at 30 to 40 per cent.
So this idea is foreign to
Realtors — they tend to think
fee for service means
working for less money.
I know there are a few good
realtors that think they are
working hard driving people around and setting expectations but no other country in the industrialized world pays 6 %; most pay 1 % to 2 % or a flat
fee versus our stupid system that enriches dumb
realtors and brokers.
Change that law and allow licensed
Realtors to
work for themselves and they would charge lower
fees.
I agree that there is a problem with perceived value for
Realtors in the eyes of some consumers and for brokers in the eyes of many
Realtors, it is now the brokers turn to
work on that value proposition to agents in order to justify the
fee schedule, just as many great agents have over the years
worked on their business to justify their
fees to consumers.
Not by far the least of which are from
REALTORS enticing me to attend their «training event» or offering to make me (sorry them) rich or reduce my
fees or park my registration or
work for their brokerage or their team or the promotion of some property hours away from my office.
to Mr. Rod Thompson, please fill me in on how your business plan of» the best of both worlds»
work without Realtor.ca, personally I do not see how you can remain viable at 600 per listing, Oh I get it, you would be the buyers agent, thus benefitting from the
work of
Realtors, and if they say are part of a national franchise, with franchise
fees, and a FRANCHISE website, would that be any benefit to your business plan?
I see the opening for a 2nd
Realtors Association on the horizon, one where
fees and dues are put to
work for us.
Realtors do the
work giving out data for FREE, and flat
fee companies get the listing.
A wholesaler getting a property under contract from the seller and then 3 days later finding the buyer for $ 10,000 more is a much different scenario than a rehabber buying a home, investing the rehab costs, all the carrying costs and then having
realtor fees and closing costs... The key is to find the system / formula / method, whatever you want to call it, that
works for you in your market and repeat it.