Discount Realty! Selling for 1% 0% ...and even less!!!

7% seems about right to me.  Does it seem too high to you?
What about 6%?  5%?  Is there a standard rate in Murphy or Richardson?  What about 1%?  What if the 1% is really 4% and *YOU* have to do 80%?
Would you believe that the way discount realty is practiced by most licensees is illegal?!


Discount realty agents lure you in telling you they will put your house on the MLS for $500, or they'll sell your house for 1% and then that really means you pay 4% and they give 3% to the buyer's agent.  Trouble is, that every listing agent under contract to sell your house is obligated to a minimum service requirement via the State of Texas who issues their license.  The Texas Real Estate Commission requires licensees to "inform the party of material information related to the transaction, including the receipt of an offer by the broker, and answer the party's questions and present any offer to or from the party. The bill prohibits a broker who represents a party from telling another broker to negotiate directly with the broker's client."


Wow!  I can find you a listing on the MLS any day with the opposite of that in the description.  They often say, "contact the seller for more information" or, "send all offers to 972-555-5555" --which of course is the sellers fax line or an e-fax that the seller checks rather than the listing agent.


So what?


Fair question.  Folks, you get what you pay for.  It is conceivable that your transaction will never get off the ground with limited service.  It is completely reasonable that a licensee fighting violation charges or trying to cover his ASSets might not get your home sold and closed.  You get what you pay for.


JTOden Realty is an independent real estate brokerage so we set our fees ourselves.  Each listing and each buyer is unique therefore, each fee we collect is reflective of that individual buying or selling situation.


What is consistent is our commitment to OUR minimum service standard: We represent our clients like they would work if they had the time, inclination, experience, and passion to be the very best Brokers they could be.