Veronica Dagher
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3,082 appearances
51 recordings
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first heard Sep 2017
last heard Jan 2025
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So I want to make sure people aren't scared away from working with agents because they think they can't afford the money out of pocket.
At minimum, you should ask around about the most common rates in the area.
This is going to be more difficult to do now because of the settlement, the multiple listing services, which typically outlined typical commissions, are no longer able to do that for buyer's agents.
And so you're going to really have to rely on word of mouth.
The best practice would probably be
be to talk to friends and family who have recently bought houses to get a sense of how much they're paying.
You should also interview probably about three agents or so to get a sense of what they're proposing to charge, what services they're offering to get a better sense of the market.
But again, this is a kind of a fast changing stew right now.
And so buyers, unfortunately, or fortunately, maybe depending on how you look at it, are going to have to do a lot more legwork before they even step foot in the house.
Also, when you do negotiate with agents, remember, they're people, too.
They're trying to make a living.
They're not out to get you in general.
So let's get clear about what you can afford before you start to negotiate, what services you would like the agent to provide.
Yeah, it's tricky because in our culture in the US, we're generally not negotiators.
It's not really a common practice for us as it is in some other countries.
And so this is something we definitely have to practice and get more comfortable with.
You could always record yourself into your phone practicing what a negotiation might look like.
be like maybe have a friend be pretend to be the other side just to get more comfortable with some of the words and you have to be a lot more educated in terms of what's available in the marketplace in terms of services agents will offer now not everyone's going to have time for all this and so
Understand, if you don't negotiate, you may end up paying more for the house.
So that's something to consider.
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