Laws regarding real estate transactions vary by state.
I would read the contract you signed with the real estate agent very carefully, perhaps consider having a real estate attorney review it for you. You wouldn't want to get into this type scenario: You cancel the contract. You sell the house to your neighbor. The realtor comes after you for the 6% commission stating the open house they held and conversation they had with your neighbor (as a professional realtor) is what persuaded your neighbor to buy the house. Unless you had a specific exclusion in the contract with your neighbors listed by name I think you might be paying the 6%.
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New York, California, Pennsylvania, Florida
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