[BogeyBoy]

Originally Posted by TrudyM

Yes but. All the more reason to get a good agent from a high volume office. This economy has gotten rid of alot of the not as proffesional as we wished agents but not all.
The commissions here are still all 6% and required to be so in order to be in the local MLS. Thats 40-60 thou in commission for the average house in this area and when some don't get great pictures taken and well thought out verbage in their listings it hurts not only the sellers but the view of the proffession. I got this house at well below what it would have been if the agent had put the picture of the view up front instead of the bedroom. I knew the area so grabed it fast, but the seller hadn't a clue why no one was looking at it. The value was in the view and it wasn't mentioned just the view box was checked.

Interesting comment about commissions required to be 6% to get in the local MLS. In Florida that is a violation of antitrust legislation and could cost the broker their license.