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Daily News, New York, personal finance column.
Publication: Daily News (New York, New York) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News) Publication Date: 19-OCT-05 |
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COPYRIGHT 2005 Daily News
Byline: Jean Chatzky
Oct. 19--GOING DISCOUNT BROKER ROUTE: So you're ready to sell your house.
You don't want to attempt the transaction without a broker -- listing in the local classifieds rather than the multiple listing service, posting a for-sale-by-owner sign, organizing your own open house (heck, you don't even want to be there for your own open house).
But the thought of paying a realtor 5 percent or 6 percent of the purchase price -- that's $30,000 to $36,000 on a $600,000 house -- in a market in which many places still sell themselves is galling as well.
There is an in-between alternative. In the last several years, discount brokers have made great strides...
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