“All low-commission brokers employ at least some competent, experienced agents,” but sellers should comparison shop, according to a new analysis by advocacy group Consumer Policy Center.
Source: Inman News
Low-fee brokers can offer quality, full service for less: Watchdog
Published in 1% Lists, Agent, beycome, brobeck, Brokerage, Circle One Realty, clever, Consumer Policy Center, Cottage Street Realty, CPC, flat fee brokers, Flat Fee Group, for sale by owner (FSBO), FSBO.com, gilch, houwzer, houzeo, Ideal Agent, low-commission brokers, low-fee brokers, no-commingling rule, pittsburgh, Prevu, real estate commissions, Redfin, san diego, Select, Simple Showing, Stephen Brobeck, traditional agents, traditional brokers, trelora, washington d.c. and wendy gilch
More from AgentMore posts in Agent »
- Should real estate agents have tattoos? The pros weigh in
- Why affordability hits different in a military market
- 7 lessons the Marines taught this CEO about running a brokerage
- Recruiting playbook: How to win agents (and keep them)
- ‘Real estate is the sacrificial lamb of high interest rates’: Jason Oppenheim rants on the Fed
More from brobeckMore posts in brobeck »
- It’s not over yet: Where real estate antitrust litigation is going in 2025
- Consumer watchdog advises buyers to pay agents ‘2% or less’
- Consumer watchdog develops new standard to assess buyer contracts
- Buyer agency contracts riddled with ‘unfair’ terms, CFA declares
- NAR breaks silence on DOJ call to decouple commissions
More from BrokerageMore posts in Brokerage »
- 7 lessons the Marines taught this CEO about running a brokerage
- Recruiting playbook: How to win agents (and keep them)
- ‘Real estate is the sacrificial lamb of high interest rates’: Jason Oppenheim rants on the Fed
- Real estate has become lawsuit-happy, and it’s killing our credibility
- Finish 2025 strong by checking these 10 to-dos off your list
More from cleverMore posts in clever »
- 7 low-inventory market strategies every agent should adopt in Q4
- Clever offers its own take on the lead-referral model
- Flat-fee HomeLister to use Series A funding for national expansion
- iBuyer survey: Sellers will take $45,400 less to avoid traditional sale
- iBuyer survey reveals how much less sellers would accept for their homes
More from Consumer Policy CenterMore posts in Consumer Policy Center »
- It’s ‘difficult’ for buyers ‘to negotiate lower commission rates,’ watchdog says
- Gatekeeping, portal wars, ‘Armageddon’: Inman’s Top 5
- Listing bans, lawsuits, and a ‘big, beautiful bill’: Inman Top 5
- Compass, Zillow, Redfin and the rest: It’s Inman’s Top 5
- Struggling agents, 3 mins with Trump, ChatGPT revolution: Top 5
More from flat fee brokersMore posts in flat fee brokers »
More from for sale by owner (FSBO)More posts in for sale by owner (FSBO) »
More from houwzerMore posts in houwzer »
- Realtor.com acquires collaborative home search app Zenlist
- HomeLister is the latest member of Newfound’s brokerage portfolio
- Flat-fee HomeLister to use Series A funding for national expansion
- ‘Stripe for real estate’ debuts today to fund Power Buyer deals
- Mortgage rates surge to 5% as era of the ultra-cheap loan begins to fade
More from Ideal AgentMore posts in Ideal Agent »
More from low-fee brokersMore posts in low-fee brokers »
More from no-commingling ruleMore posts in no-commingling rule »
- Zillow scores final win as Supreme Court declines to take up REX case
- Zillow-ChatGPT, Compass-Anywhere, SCOTUS-REX: Top 5
- Supreme Court just might give REX another shot at NAR, Zillow
- ‘Zillow is taking your clients right out of your hands’: Andy Florance
- Gatekeeping, portal wars, ‘Armageddon’: Inman’s Top 5
More from pittsburghMore posts in pittsburgh »
- Veterans have been ‘priced out,’ left behind by the housing market
- Howard Hanna launches first rebrand in more than 40 years
- 7 metros where you can snag a luxury home for less than $1M
- The market is short 416K homes for middle-class homebuyers: NAR
- Buying vs. renting: The income gap is widening, Redfin says
More from PrevuMore posts in Prevu »
- Will Perisphere and other AI-fueled startups pilfer clients from agents?
- Closing escrow: Rebate-based Prevu lands $6M Series A
- Tech-enabled, hybrid brokerage Prevu opens in Florida
- Prevu expands tech, homebuyer rebate model to Texas and Colorado
- Prevu acquires lending assets of shuttered competitor Reali
More from real estate commissionsMore posts in real estate commissions »
- It’s ‘difficult’ for buyers ‘to negotiate lower commission rates,’ watchdog says
- Zillow sued over allegedly ‘deceptive’ Flex agent tactics
- Real estate still adapting to new normal a year after new NAR rules
- Real estate CEOs sound off on CCP, M&A, being No. 1: The Download
- How NAR, MLSs and Zillow use market power to serve themselves
More from RedfinMore posts in Redfin »
- Veterans have been ‘priced out,’ left behind by the housing market
- Zillow hit with new class-action suit over alleged broker kickbacks
- Recession? Membership? Blessings? Inman Top 5
- AI helps UWM seize the day, make the most loans in 4 years in Q3
- Zillow says CoStar uses litigation ‘playbook’ to ‘attack’ competitors
More from san diegoMore posts in san diego »
- The anti-lawsuit way of presenting your fee: Now Streaming
- Tech Review: Guest House shrinks time-to-market with listing prep
- Free criminal background checks, smart lead generation and game-changing technology
- 5 types of social posts that are filling agents’ pipelines right now (with examples to copy)
- The path for Compass-Anywhere: Take the Intel Index survey today
More from SelectMore posts in Select »
- Should real estate agents have tattoos? The pros weigh in
- Veterans have been ‘priced out,’ left behind by the housing market
- Why affordability hits different in a military market
- 7 lessons the Marines taught this CEO about running a brokerage
- NAR’s Kevin Sears: We need to ‘show everybody that we as Realtors are pro-consumer’
More from Stephen BrobeckMore posts in Stephen Brobeck »
- It’s ‘difficult’ for buyers ‘to negotiate lower commission rates,’ watchdog says
- Private listings negatively impact both buyers and sellers: Watchdog
- Zillow and Redfin listing ban FAQ: What you need to know now
- Give us your hot take on the new Zillow, Redfin listing rules: Pulse
- Watchdog calls on DOJ to investigate private listing networks
More from treloraMore posts in trelora »
- HomeLister is the latest member of Newfound’s brokerage portfolio
- REX: ‘Outmoded’ real estate rules ‘struck a vein’ with DOJ
- ‘Big win for discount brokers’: How low-fee firms benefit from DOJ suit
- Bright young things: New real estate leaders share what they’ve learned
- Discount brokerage Trelora expands into Raleigh
More from washington d.c.More posts in washington d.c. »
- There’s nobody in charge of looking out for waste, fraud and abuse at Fannie and Freddie’s regulator
- Embattled Fed Governor Lisa Cook says tariffs fueling inflation
- These are the 5 people who might replace Jerome Powell as Fed chair
- Build relevance into your 2026 budget and business plan
- How the government shutdown is impacting real estate
More from wendy gilchMore posts in wendy gilch »
- It’s ‘difficult’ for buyers ‘to negotiate lower commission rates,’ watchdog says
- Give us your hot take on the new Zillow, Redfin listing rules: Pulse
- Watchdog calls on DOJ to investigate private listing networks
- Law professor creates contract with buyer interests in mind
- Attorneys, consumer groups have got eyes on agents: The Download
Be First to Comment