Average Realtor Commission

[Ashley Mikulik]

Can anyone give me an idea of how much the average Realtor makes in commission for a property?

(I know it depends on how much the property sells for... but can you guys give me an approximate % of sale price or dollar value?)

[J Scott]

Originally posted by Bryan Balk:

We offer huge bonuses to Realtors to get them into our homes. 5K bonuses on houses worth anywhere from 150-100k. This really gets the Realtors to show the property when there looking at a 7%+ commission just on there side.

We do the same thing. On a typical $120K resale, we'll offer the selling agent 3% + $1500, which gets agents in this price range VERY excited...

Like you said, Buyer's Agents are worth every penny and not someplace you should skimp...