From: "JennP" 
Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house
Subject: Re: Realtor commissions - negotiable?
Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 20:17:13 GMT


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> On Sun, 13 Jun 2004 22:51:16 GMT, "JennP"
>  wrote:
>
> >Our realtor's comission was 6% here in CT. I think that's standard.
She'll
> >end up getting 5% for a 375,000 house. Not really a high priced home, but
> >hth.
>
> 5% seems like a lot, was there no other agent involved in the sale?
> Wasn't the commission split between selling and listing realtors?  Are
> you implying that the broker only got 1% of the 6% commission?????

No, she is splitting the 5% with the other agent and someone else gets a
percentage, I forget. Overall, it was 5%.
-- 
JennP.