09-07-2006, 03:45 AM
Aloha, HiloHaole. My partner and I sold our house in suburban Atlanta (West Cobb County)in 2005 though a 6% commission full-service realtor, Keller-Williams, who are relatively new to that area. The solid front of Atlanta realtors fixing commissions broke even before that, though. Agencies like HelpYouSell had begun offering discount services and flat rate listings a couple years earlier. The old line agencies are also facing sell-it-youself and internet competitive pressures.
We had purchased our HPP home several years earlier and moved to the Big Island the day we put the house on the market. We just didn't want to deal with the hassles of showing it ourselves and trying to find someone to do the legal work involved in the alternative selling methods. Sold the house in three and a half months and feel that the commission was money well spent. We did the closing by FedEx. I should note that some Atlanta area guys still try to get 7%. We interviewed four agents and two of them wanted 7.
Cheers,
Jerry
Edited by - JerryCarr on 09/07/2006 07:52:13
We had purchased our HPP home several years earlier and moved to the Big Island the day we put the house on the market. We just didn't want to deal with the hassles of showing it ourselves and trying to find someone to do the legal work involved in the alternative selling methods. Sold the house in three and a half months and feel that the commission was money well spent. We did the closing by FedEx. I should note that some Atlanta area guys still try to get 7%. We interviewed four agents and two of them wanted 7.
Cheers,
Jerry
Edited by - JerryCarr on 09/07/2006 07:52:13