回复 5楼小马和小猴的帖子 Industry common practice is that 6% come out of the total price, 3% to seller agent, 3% to buyer agent. In dual agency, the dual agent can take total 6%. I think he added an additional 2.5% on top of the 6% he already got from the seller and want me to pay him another 2.5% out of pocket after I paid the seller the house price.
回复 7楼huashan2018的帖子 Texted him. He didn't respond. I will call him today. Contract expires today 5pm. I think he charged me additional 2.5% because my past buyer agency agreements are all left blank at this field. I already texted him that he did not tell me this before hand and I didn't expect that. If he expect to get another 2.5% on top of 6%, I will have to change buyer agent.
Agent replied that his contract with the seller is that he will get 2.5% from seller. It''s not me to pay 2.5%. But the contract with me still confuses me. I asked him to remove it. He said no. I said it should be taken cared of by his contract with the seller. Then there is no need to leave 2.5% in the contract with me. He agreed to remove it from my contract.
Agent replied that his contract with the seller is that he will get 2.5% from seller. It's not me to pay 2.5%. But the contract with me still confuses me.
Update: Back and forth a few times taking it off or not. Finally he said he would take it off but he did not know if his broker would approve it or not. I said I would ask an attorney to review. He told me they are 8 other offers. I expressed that I really want the house. I called around to talk with real estate attorneys, all busy and the only available one charge at least $500 for retainer fee and a couple weeks later for appointment. Finally I talked with another agent. He said that it is confusing but it''s common practice. Their firm would put an percentage there, too but they would add a special condition clause stating that the sole source of agents commission would come from the seller. My dual agent finally agreed to remove it from our contract. I told him that he could keep it there and add a special clause. He said that''s ok. Finally, I got the offer accepted !!! I paid a lot over the listing price and my offer is the highest offer. I didn''t get any rebate from the dual agent which I didn''t intent to. I found the agent probably charged less commission from the seller to sweeten the deal even more. Added non-refundable deposit. Price guarantee for over appraisal amount. I got the house, the seller and the agent got more money. Talking about been beaten up by three all cash offers in a row ......
Update: Back and forth a few times taking it off or not. Finally he said he would take it off but he did not know if his broker would approve it or not. I said I would ask an attorney to review. He told me they are 8 other offers. I expressed that I really want the house. I called around to talk with real estate attorneys, all busy and the only available one charge at least $500 for retainer fee and a couple weeks later for appointment. Finally I talked with another agent. He said that it is confusing but it''s common practice. Their firm would put an percentage there, too but they would add a special condition clause stating that the sole source of agents commission would come from the seller. My dual agent finally agreed to remove it from our contract. I told him that he could keep it there and add a special clause. He said that''s ok. Finally, I got the offer accepted !!! I paid a lot over the listing price and my offer is the highest offer. I didn''t get any rebate from the dual agent which I didn''t intent to. I found the agent probably charged less commission from the seller to sweeten the deal even more. Added non-refundable deposit. Price guarantee for over appraisal amount. I got the house, the seller and the agent got more money. Talking about been beaten up by three all cash offers in a row ......
这段文字似乎前后矛盾，看得我很困惑。有看明白的吗？ 谁有类似经验？ Text agent, 可能太晚了，他没回。
如果要我在原价基础上再付2 .5%,太不公平了。比用buyer agent还要多付2.5%
That's what I thought. 前半段似乎是说seller付，后半段又说我要付2.5%.
Industry common practice is that 6% come out of the total price, 3% to seller agent, 3% to buyer agent.
In dual agency, the dual agent can take total 6%.
I think he added an additional 2.5% on top of the 6% he already got from the seller and want me to pay him another 2.5% out of pocket after I paid the seller the house price.
Texted him. He didn't respond. I will call him today. Contract expires today 5pm.
I think he charged me additional 2.5% because my past buyer agency agreements are all left blank at this field.
I already texted him that he did not tell me this before hand and I didn't expect that. If he expect to get another 2.5% on top of 6%, I will have to change buyer agent.
I asked him to remove it. He said no.
I said it should be taken cared of by his contract with the seller. Then there is no need to leave 2.5% in the contract with me. He agreed to remove it from my contract.
建议修改合同，和agent说按照你以前看见的那些合同的样子改。口头的东西没有证据
又一个例子，找人打官司，请对方的律师做自己的诉讼代理人，钱没省下还对方情况两眼一抹黑
Back and forth a few times taking it off or not. Finally he said he would take it off but he did not know if his broker would approve it or not. I said I would ask an attorney to review. He told me they are 8 other offers. I expressed that I really want the house.
I called around to talk with real estate attorneys, all busy and the only available one charge at least $500 for retainer fee and a couple weeks later for appointment.
Finally I talked with another agent. He said that it is confusing but it''s common practice. Their firm would put an percentage there, too but they would add a special condition clause stating that the sole source of agents commission would come from the seller.
My dual agent finally agreed to remove it from our contract. I told him that he could keep it there and add a special clause. He said that''s ok.
Finally, I got the offer accepted !!!
I paid a lot over the listing price and my offer is the highest offer. I didn''t get any rebate from the dual agent which I didn''t intent to. I found the agent probably charged less commission from the seller to sweeten the deal even more. Added non-refundable deposit. Price guarantee for over appraisal amount.
I got the house, the seller and the agent got more money.
Talking about been beaten up by three all cash offers in a row ......
Thank you for the update. Congratulations.