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Originally Posted by frayedends
That isn't correct. It was won because basically a buyer's agent would tell the buyer, "You don't pay me anything." That is technically true, but the buyer's agent is being paid from the total commission in the MLS listing. It's really just semantics but can be seen as the buyer's agent misrepresenting that the buyer is paying their commission because it's basically part of the sale price of the home.
As I mentioned, this is why it will likely change on how the buyer's agent gets paid. But you are flat out wrong that an agent can't represent a buyer. A good buyer agent will steer a buyer away from bad deals.
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What you are stating is unethical. I hope you are not a realtor. If you came to me while I was interested in purchasing a home, I would report you. The job of a realtor is to represent the seller(s). Period! If you steer me away from bad deals, I owe you nothing. Tomorrow, another agent can show me a home and I am free to buy from whom I wish. I may even tell the seller of the home that you are steering people away. A realtors job is to sell the home. He or she is not an in between.