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re: Buyer paying the Buyer Agent a fee

Posted on 10/11/16 at 5:56 am to
Posted by ItNeverRains
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Posted on 10/11/16 at 5:56 am to
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I don't see why you would not still be able to do that. It would take a change in lending practices, but it's not something that is impossible to do.


Its very simple. House gets under contract at 500k. Appraises at 500k. Buyer now wants lender to back a loan on a house for 515k to cover agent fees?

Never going to happen, nor should it.
Posted by LSUFanHouston
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Posted on 10/11/16 at 8:57 am to
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Its very simple. House gets under contract at 500k. Appraises at 500k. Buyer now wants lender to back a loan on a house for 515k to cover agent fees?

Never going to happen, nor should it.


Right now, a house goes under contract for 500K. The seller gets (assuming only deduction is for commission) $470,000. House appraises for 500K, all is well.

Under new system, house goes under contract for 485K. To get the selling agent the same 15K, we would switch to a slightly higher commission rate. So now you have a sales price of 485K, seller pays 15K commission so he clears 470K, and buyer also pays a commission of 15K, which he finances into the house.

The total lent is still 500K. The appraisal price is still 500K. Nothing changes.
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