What can a real estate agent and broker require you to sign in a real estate deal?

Lisa L asked: I am in escrow on some property in which the seller and his real estate agent were not very forthcoming in their disclosure statements. Through a third party I found out some things about the property that are detriments (such as occassional flooding) but I am willing to overlook them and [...]

How much commision do commercial real estate agent make and do they make more then residenyial agents?

nickhinkle asked: At first i was thinking of becoming a residential real estate agent but then, someone told me about commercial real estate and i was wondering would that be a better career choice and does it work the same as residential. If so, that would be major commision on a $40 million building and [...]

What to expect from real estate agent for buying a property and how to find a good agent?

jb asked: I am interested in buying a house in Santa clara county and am still looking around. This is my first experience and I don’ t have any real estate agent.
I am not sure what to expect from real estate agents except for they sending me bunch of email alerts - which pretty much [...]

How can I get my real estate agent to drop the commision for selling my house?

Johnny asked: I am trying to sell my parents house NY. How can I get the real estate agent to drop the commision from %5 to something lower.

Can any real estate agent access mls listings and view houses?

tax_question asked: I want to be able to access mlslistings, and be able to view the inside of the houses listed there w/o calling up a real estate agent. What do I need to do? If I become a real estate agent, can I register somewhere to access the full mlslistings? And am [...]

How does the buyer pay a real estate agent?

Sara asked: I’m going to be buying a house in the next six months and am preparing to call real estate agents. I’ve never owned a house (or even lived in one, for that matter), so I have no idea how they get compensated. Do they make a comission on the sale, or do they [...]

Are there consequences for a real estate agent for illegally subletting an apartment?

Natalia asked: An apartment locator brought her daughter to lease and apartment with us. Two months later we found out that there was a different person (not the daughter) living in that apartment. This other person said she was supposed to live in that apartment and she had a written contract with the real [...]

Why would a real estate agent not want to do business with a second party investor?

wisc777 asked: I was told that if had a few preforclosure properties that i’am trying to sell,that a real estate agent would’nt want to try and bring people to my properties… On average there would be at least 20 to 30 thousand in equity on each property… I was told that the agent would get [...]

How to find a good commercial real estate agent?

the screaming frog asked:
I want to purchase a commercial real estate property, preferably a retail or office property. How do I find a good agent to help me out since I’m a complete novice? Specifically, what are some good screening questions I should ask him/her to make sure they know what they’re doing- beyond just [...]