Sellers

There is no requirement to offer a commission to the buyer’s brokerage. However, you should understand that our fee for professional services includes an offer of compensation to the broker representing the buyer. We do this because the very best way to maximize your financial gain from the sale is to generate awareness and show traffic through an incentive to brokers working with buyers. Creating competition for your home is a primary goal and without the offer you may find that brokers working with buyers will not include your home as an option.

Beyond the limitations explained above, please note that any buyer expected to pay for his or her own representation may easily include:

1. A contingency in any offer requiring you to cover the cost of those services as a condition of sale. That will prove the most common way for buyers to recoup the expense, and it would ultimately end with a similar financial outcome—with the potential of missing opportunities since buyer agent compensation was not promoted from the beginning.
2. Further, without a stated offer of compensation, buyer brokers are free to demand whatever level of compensation they wish to bring a buyer. This could prove a percentage amount well above what you could have paid, thereby making the transaction excessively uncertain and expensive.

A successful sale requires the cooperation and expertise of the real estate professionals representing both parties to the transaction. We submit, as a seller, that the last thing you want to deal with is a buyer not represented by a professional as it could result in extensive issues with negotiations and the transaction process, leading to a compromised outcome.