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Originally Posted by manaboutown
The term Realtor is a registered trademark. Since its use is not adequately policed by NAR many members of the general public commonly use realtor when referring to any licensed real estate agent. Using realtor when meaning estate agent is akin to referring to jeans as Levis, sewing machines as Singers, vacuum cleaners as Hoovers, paper tissue as Kleenex and so on.
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I definitely would skip a realtor if at all possible, For sure many are selling on their own now. It is a waste to pay commissions if you can possibly avoid it. A surcharge on the sales price to pay for the middle man (real estate agent) is a waste of resources that could be better spent elsewhere.