Buy-side broker in CRE

[Shri Ganeshram]

Hi all,

I want to learn more about how buy-side brokerage commissions work for individuals working with one in CRE.

- What's the typical commission % for a buy-side broker representing an individual in a CRE deal (multi family, office, retail, NNN, etc) for various deal sizes ($1M-$2M, $2M - $5M, $5M - $10M, $10M-$20M, $20M+)?

- Who pays for the commission for these various deal sizes (seller vs buyer)? 

- In the case that it's a buyer, how do you negotiate for the seller or sell-side broker to take on that fee?

- Is it normal for people to work with buy-side brokers at each of these deal sizes? (what % of the time does that happen? why does that happen or not happen?)

Thanks so much!