Getting Real Estate Recommendations From the FTC
As anyone in the process of making the decision to acquire or sell a house can tell you, the entire procedure can seem difficult. Many who enjoin the help of a professional real estate broker endure lots of eternal nights attempting to discern who is taking advantage of them the most — the broker or the lender. The FTC handbook gives tips to figure it out.
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The Federal Trade Commission has recently issued a great handbook that assists new home buyers or sellers with some frequently asked questions on the subject of property. entitled “Selling Your Home - Tips for Selecting a Real Estate Professional”. The handbook focuses on the proper amount you should expect to pay for a real estate commission, the ins and outs of contracts as well as business models.
While the handbook is a bit slim, with only a few pages, it does come with a good many great words of advice. Within the portion on real estate charges, the handbook explains that 6 percent is the customary standard, it is a bargaining point.
The handbook tries to nudge potential clients to attempt to negotiate for a more favorable commission, since the broker covets your business just as much as you need theirs.
You can request the handbook by navigating to the Federal Trade Commission webpage at ftc.gov. When you are ready to buy or sell you may want to visit Properties for Sale site to get a good buy on a new home.