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Do You Need a Real Estate Agent to Sell Your House?

  • setting the price of your house
  • advertising your home in the local multiple listing service (MLS) of homes for sale (a database managed by local boards of realtors), or
  • handling some of the more complicated paperwork when the house deal closes.

If so, you may be able to negotiate a reduction off of the typical 5% to 7% commission brokers charge, or you may be able to find a real estate agent who charges by the hour for specified services, such as reviewing the sales contract. "Discount" real estate services are available from franchise operations such as Help-U-Sell (http://www.helpusell.com) as well as other independent real estate companies and individual brokers.

Hiring a Real Estate Agent

For advice on hiring a real estate agent, see Nolo's article on Should I Hire a Real Estate Agent or Lawyer When Buying a House?

Copyright 2007 Nolo

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