Real Estate

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With a sagging housing market and a struggling economy, one Jacksonville Florida Realtor is taking a very unique approach to igniting a business boom. Paul Gruenther is a man on a mission. Standing on a busy street corner, he doesn’t want your money; he wants to make you some. Paul is a real estate agent [...]

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I live in Maryland and I don’t want to use a realtor to sell my home.

I have heard that if you attend an Open House without a Realtor, you are then obligated to use the showing Realtor if you decide to pursue that house, and that many unethical Realtor’s use Open Houses for that reason so they can cover both ends of the deal for double commission. Is there any [...]

Since the co-op commissions are so little, it’s hardly worth the time,effort and overhead to spend possibly a day or two and the client doesn’t make an offer on anything. I would appreciate any comments by realtors as to how they handle their clients asking to show them rental properties.

Do I, the buyer, have to pay out of pocket for the realtors commission or is it included in the selling price? Can I place a bid on a home for sale buy a realtor without using a realtor? Any other information along these line would be useful too.