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Old 09-10-2011, 01:42 PM
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Originally Posted by l2ridehd View Post
Most if not all Villages agents are licensed real estate agents. However they all work directly for the builder so in Florida it is not required. The other thing I learned is there commission % is very low. I have heard something in the order of .6% vs the normal 6%. But then again they sell lots of homes. They average 6 homes per month per agent. Still lots of hard work for even that amount of sales.
I think you should look up Florida's Licensing laws. IMHO anyone conducting any of the eight services of real estate, for compensation must be licensed by the State of Florida. That would include agents for the developer. Pretty basic lRE Law. Look it up at MyFlorida.com.

I too was a Broker for 20 years, in Florida. Happily retired now!

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