{"id":224644,"date":"2025-05-05T11:09:07","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T11:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/business\/real-estate\/real-estate-commissions-are-negotiable\/"},"modified":"2025-05-05T11:09:07","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T11:09:07","slug":"real-estate-commissions-are-negotiable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=224644","title":{"rendered":"Real estate commissions are negotiable"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stpaulrealestateblog.com\/images\/2023\/11\/money.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[27633]\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-26085 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stpaulrealestateblog.com\/images\/2023\/11\/money.jpg\" alt=\"Coins, money\" width=\"410\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stpaulrealestateblog.com\/images\/2023\/11\/money.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.stpaulrealestateblog.com\/images\/2023\/11\/money-500x311.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\"\/><\/a>I shouldn\u2019t be surprised, but so far, I have not noticed any negotiation on commissions paid to a buyer\u2019s agent. Commissions for agents who assist the home buyer used to be listed in the MLS (multiple listing service) for every home for sale.<\/p>\n<p>That all ended last year after the National Association of Realtors lost a lawsuit.\u00a0 Sellers often want to negotiate for a lower commission, but when a buyer makes an offer and asks the seller to pay a buyer\u2019s agent commission, sellers are paying it with no negotiation.<\/p>\n<p>As a small company, I don\u2019t have a ton of data for this, and real estate brokers are not allowed to discuss how much they charge or are paid amongst themselves. All I can say is that the commissions that are being paid out to buyers\u2019 agents are pretty consistent and appear to be the same as what they were when they were listed in the MLS.<\/p>\n<p>Redfin reported that the average percentage of commission paid to buyer\u2019s agents has gradually fallen since the NAR settlement was announced, although the decrease \u201cis small and the dollar amount paid to buyer\u2019s agents has held steady.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It could be that because sellers often pay the buyer\u2019s agent\u2019s commission, buyers don\u2019t feel the need to negotiate. I am not sure why sellers negotiate with their agent for a lower commission and then turn around and pay the buyer\u2019s agent with no negotiation.<\/p>\n<p>There is a point to this post, and that is that real estate commissions are always negotiable, and so are any fees charged by your real estate agent. There are many excellent real estate agents in the area looking for work every day, and it is always alright to negotiate and to pay less.<\/p>\n<p>If you are a home seller, your agent should not be advertising the fact that you will pay the buyer\u2019s agent commission. There is a better way.<\/p>\n<div class=\"printfriendly pf-button pf-button-content pf-alignleft\">\n                    <a href=\"#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"pf-button-img\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.printfriendly.com\/buttons\/printfriendly-button.png\" alt=\"Print Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\" style=\"width: 112px;height: 24px;\"\/><br \/>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I shouldn\u2019t be surprised, but so far, I have not noticed any negotiation on commissions paid to a buyer\u2019s agent. Commissions for agents who assist the home buyer used to be listed in the MLS (multiple listing service) for every home for sale. 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