A Reckoning for the Dilettante Real-Estate Agent
Briefly

"In the past, a seller paid the agent who represented a buyer, which seemed to make buyers accept any agent with a pulse. Now the money will come from the buyer's side, giving them power to negotiate over the fee..."
"It dawned on us at the same time. Almost half of real-estate agents in the country got into the business in the last five years, buoyed by buyers who did not seem aware of how the system worked."
Read at Curbed
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