From: dim@soda.csua.berkeley.edu (D. Gerasimatos)
Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house
Subject: Re: Ended up buying my roomie's condo. Should I compensate buyer's agent?
Date: Fri, 26 May 2006 14:55:21 -0700 (PDT)

In article <3gJdg.89141$lk7.47803@fe04.news.easynews.com>,
Travis Jordan  wrote:
>D. Gerasimatos wrote:
>> I understand what it was. I am answering the guy's question about the
>> proper thing to do, which is to have the seller compensate his agent.
>> If the seller hadn't lucked into this guy, then the seller would've
>> had to pay those fees and then some (for the listing agent as well).
>
>Only if the seller decided to list their condo with a realtor, as
>opposed to selling it in a private transaction.


If that's really what the seller was going to do and he refuses on those
grounds, then I think the buyer should compensate the agent himself,
even if he is not legally obligated to. However, the buyer should ask
the seller first.


Dimitri