急!在MLS上看中一套房子, 请问是自己买还是通过agent?

[nhyang]

在MLS上看中一套房子, 请问是自己买还是通过agent? 因为我现在还没有Agent.谢谢.

 

[bobyuan]

you can talk to selling agent directly. No difference for you.

The selling agent will become your agent and he will get about 5% share for both sale and purchase if the transaction is successful.

 

[Old Ginger]

最初由 nhyang 发布
在MLS上看中一套房子, 请问是自己买还是通过agent? 因为我现在还没有Agent.谢谢.

You can ask seller's agent as your agent only for this house, and then you give an offer with lower price. The agent can help you to get a deal becasue he/she will get whole commission.

 

[nhyang]

If I asked seller's agent as my agent, I worry if she or he will balance the benefit of the buyer and the seller both, and not just the buyer.

 

[SUVrider]

最初由 nhyang 发布
If I asked seller's agent as my agent, I worry if she or he will balance the benefit of the buyer and the seller both, and not just the buyer.

Of course all 3 parties must get some benefits:
1) The agent can lower her commision a little (say 1.5%) because even then she gets 3.5% which is more than the 2.5% that she will get otherwise. She will also want the seller to sell it to you rather than other buyers so she can get the 3.5%.
2) The seller can lower her price a little (say 1%) if the agent lowers her commision (by 1.5%), so the seller gets 0.5% more.
3) You will get a lower price (by 1%).

In this case your options are either hire the sller's agent or find your own agent. If you find your own agent, you lose your advantage because the seller's agent will not give you any special discount, but you will have a agent that works just for your benefit.

 

[ottabc]

Be careful with the listing agent as it is an opportunity to make B$$$$$G money from you. All in all buyer pays the price. Be sure there is no competition, you don't overpay, insist all the conditions are in favorable to you and you have an escape from the transaction if anything happens to be against you. The listing agent will try the very best to get you on the hook.