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If you sell your home conventionally, you’ll typically pay a 3% real estate commission to the two agents who handle your transaction: your listing agent and the buyer’s agent. That equals a 6% total commission.
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Written by Steve Nicastro
Edited by Josiah Wilmoth
Written by Steve Nicastro
Steve Nicastro is a Content Team Lead at Clever Real Estate, where he uses his real-world experience as a real estate agent and investor to help home buyers and sellers make better real estate decisions.
Edited by Josiah Wilmoth
Josiah Wilmoth is a Content Team Lead at Clever Real Estate. He's an authority on discount real estate brokers, low commission real estate agents, and other companies that advertise savings on realtor fees.
If you sell your home conventionally, you’ll typically pay a 3% real estate commission to the two agents who handle your transaction: your listing agent and the buyer’s agent. That equals a 6% total commission.
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Written by Steve Nicastro
Written by Steve Nicastro
Steve Nicastro is a Content Team Lead at Clever Real Estate, where he uses his real-world experience as a real estate agent and investor to help home buyers and sellers make better real estate decisions.
The single biggest expense involved in the sale of a home is the payment to the real estate agents who help with the transaction. Realtor commission is typically 5–6% of the sale price, so it can be thousands or tens of thousands of dollars depending on the home.
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Written by Katy Byrom
Edited by Jessica Johansen
Written by Katy Byrom
Katy Byrom is a content writer at Clever Real Estate, the nation's leading real estate education platform for home buyers, sellers, and investors.
Edited by Jessica Johansen
Jessica Johansen is a Content Editor for Real Estate Witch and its sister publications in the Clever Real Estate family of brands. She specializes in editing articles on real estate commission rates, selling without a realtor, and foreclosed homes.
How much you could lose selling a house as is depends on your house, your agent, and your market.