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Ashley Simon Content Project Manager

Ashley Simon has been part of the Real Estate Witch Team since 2021, where she writes about discount real estate brokers, commission costs, and other companies that offer reduced commission fees.

Ashley has nearly a decade of professional writing experience, with a focus on home design, architecture, and construction technology. Her work has been published in a variety of publications, including HomeLight and Family Handyman. Prior to joining Real Estate Witch, Ashley worked as a grant writer for Habitat for Humanity.

Expertise: Discount real estate brokers, real estate commission rates, selling a house by owner, We Buy Houses for Cash companies, iBuyers

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Ashley Simon's Articles

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  • Is Ideal Agent the Best Way to Find a Realtor?

    Ideal Agent is a free, nationwide service that can match you with a local real estate agent to help you buy or sell a home. But the company only provides one potential agent match. Is it possible this is really your "ideal agent"? We mystery shopped the company to find out.

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    Lowest Commission Companies

    Working with a low commission real estate agent is one of the best ways to save when you sell your home. We’ve spent hundreds of hours reviewing low cost options to find the ones that provide the best savings, service, and overall value.

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    Clever Real Estate vs. Redfin: Which Should You Choose?

    About Clever | About Redfin | How they're different | Other discount brokers Clever Real Estate and Redfin can both help you sell your home at a discounted price. Each charges 1.5% of the home's final sale price, about half of the conventional listing agent fee (2.5–3%). In general, we like Clever over Redfin because: Clever partner agents [...]