What Percentage Commission Do Realtors® Make - EP240 -Real Facts on Real Estate

In this episode we discuss that when working as a Realtor®, to talk with another Realtor® outside of your organization about your commission structure, is considered to be a violation of the Sherman Act and is an antitrust violation. Each agent is allowed to charge any rate that they see fit for their services based on the agreement they have with their client. After that there is also the possibility of having all different commission splits structures with their broker. Working for a buyer you may have an exclusive buyers agency agreement where you have a contract to be paid all or some of the commission by your buyer. You may also be collecting commissions offered by the listing agent known as cooperating compensation which was used by the sellers to attract a buyer through a buyer’s agent.