Do real estate agencies charge any fees for listing a property?
Filed in Property Listing on Dec.23, 2009
I know agents collect a commission from the sale of a house, but do they collect a fee for listing the property for sale?
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December 23rd, 2009 at 2:45 pm
Yes. Typically between $300 – $600 dollars depending on the company.
December 23rd, 2009 at 2:59 pm
when a house is sold the listing agent gets 25% the office gets 25% the selling agent get 25% the office gets 25%
December 23rd, 2009 at 3:21 pm
no. we get no money in fact it costs me about $400 every time I list a house with no guarantee I will ever get a commission. I pay for signs and advertising photographer etc. then I get 3% to my brokerage if I the home sells. I own my own brokerage so I dont pay fees but most realtors only come out with half of the 3% listing commission after paying taxes and their broker. hope this helps
December 23rd, 2009 at 4:09 pm
No, not usually.
Listing fees are about 20 bucks for the agent, but they pay it, not the seller. Writing a good MLS ad is part of the job of selling the house.
December 23rd, 2009 at 4:38 pm
There are some companies that charge a flat free to list your home, but then you only pay the buyers agent a commission when it sales. This is the exception though. Most of the time you don’t pay anything until it sells.