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Old 02-09-2023, 04:27 PM
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Originally Posted by DAVES View Post
It is all a mater of semantics. It is like you buy a paint brush at a hardware store and saying you do not pay the store rent the store owner does. It is in the price you pay.

For sale by owner? Based on my experience, I'm sure not all. Both the buyer and the seller plan on saving the same commission.
I disagree. It is not semantics. The listing contract is a legal document between the agent and the seller. Plain and simple. The buyer has no contractual relationship with the agent. And, I don't agree that the buyer saves anything by buying a FSBO. The seller "may" save the commission by doing the marketing and selling themselves.