Yeah - and whatever you make doing what you do is robbery and your income should be limited by an arbitrary amount.
Sheesh - just wait a few minutes and the totalitarian socialists creep out of the closet. Even here at FR you find those with a limited understanding of free markets.
Yes if the major RE companies illegally undermine the fee for service RE companies or discount brokerages they should get indicted for racketeering. Otherwise to hammer at RE agents for entering into a listing agreement with a 3% for selling agent and 3% for buyers agent - thats a decision the seller agrees upon.
Many listing here in the treasure coast are 2.5 / 2.5 because its a sellers market. When its a buyers market its tougher to find a buyer and THATS work on the part of the selling agent.
No one is pointing a gun at the seller's head forcing them into a listing agreement. Sure some do not fully understand the market and yes some agents exploit this but it no different than buying a car or dishwasher.
When the man with money meets the man with experience the man with money gets experience and the man with experience gets money.
Standing and applauding.... Like I said in a previous post, I can't believe what I'm hearing here on FreeRepublic.