Real Estate buying question...

[get_nick]

Does using a real estate agent make it more expensive to buy a house/condo/townhouse?

 

[AHHVTEC]

no they get the profit off the seller not the buyer

 

[posol]

yep, seller pays all comissions.

 

[Celerity]

What you'll see (More than likely... depends on your state to be exact) is that the Agent that you're using will take 2.5%. Varies per state though.

If you're going to be charged, they have to be upfront with it. Some states do charge the buyer.

 

[Bob Vila]

Not necessarily, normally commisions are through the seller, however, there are instances where the buyer will pay a "finders" fee to their realtor if they are using a buying realtor.