I get Google alerts everyday for the word "FSBO". Any time an article is published online containing "FSBO", Google tells me about it. Today's find was eye-opening! Not so much the article itself, but the comment section. 1,045 comments and counting at the time of posting! I haven't read them all (because... you know, life/work, etc...) but the general consensus seems to be that Canadians are NOT happy with the current way the real estate market is working.
The article is definitely worth a read (check it out here), but the comments are also worth browsing! The readers make some good points. What other industry has enjoyed a pay raise equivalent with the rising prices of real estate? Real estate attorneys, appraisers, home inspectors, professional photographers all provide the services a real estate agent provides, but NOT BASED AS A PERCENTAGE OF YOUR SALES PRICE! There is a strong argument to be made that the commission-based model of paying real estate agents is completely outdated and flawed. Hourly rates or salary might make better sense for paying real estate agents, but good luck finding that (I know, Redfin is addressing this issue, but they are the exception, not the norm). Browsing through the feedback in the comment section of this article just got me fired up about what FSBO Sherpa offers to homeowners! If you feel that paying 5% (or more) of your sales price to a real estate agent to list your house for you is simply not fair, please contact us! We agree with you 100% and would love to show you a different way to sell your home.
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