A recent Redfin Forums contributor raised the question: Does a higher buyers’ agent commission = faster sale? From Baltimore to Seattle to Southern California, real estate agents and journalists have endorsed the idea of offering unusually large commissions so buyer’s agents will recommend a listing.
Because we’re curious masochists, we decided to answer that question. But first we had to establish what constitutes a “higher” commission. Higher than what? While traditionally the seller has offered the buyer’s agent 3% of the final home price and reserved 3% for his own agent, the very existence of a standard commission has been hotly disputed. Again, some notes from the fray: Realtors from Canada to Florida insist that a standard commission doesn’t exist, while professors from Berkeley and the Hudson Institute insist that it does.
Of course, Redfin’s business model demonstrates that it’s possible to charge different commissions. But Redfin has always been careful when listing a home to encourage our clients to offer the buyer’s agent 3%, even while accepting a lower fee for ourselves. In this at least, we’re like everybody else. We analyzed commissions paid to buyers’ agents for all broker-listed residential homes sold in King County in 2007, and found that 79% paid commissions of exactly 3% to buyers’ agents. Whether 79% adoption constitutes standard behavior or not, it is certainly common behavior.
The average commission, factoring in the lower and higher commissions as well, was 2.88%. The chart below (source: NWMLS) shows the average commission grouped by list price of the house. Most agents will tell you that the commission as a percent of the list price is lower for more expensive homes. We found this to be true: for list prices above $2 million, the average commission started getting closer to 2.5% than 3%.
Because of the difference in commission rate for more expensive homes, we broke our data set into two parts: homes listed above $2 million and homes listed below $2 million. We focus here on the homes listed below $2 million because it’s a more interesting set– it’s much larger and the effects are a lot greater as well. This data set included 22,673 home sales.
Table: Home Sales, King County Residential Homes, 2007
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- Pacific Beach, San Diego Real Estate, July 2006 Home Sales Data
Pacific Beach is located on the central coast of San Diego County within the 92109 Zip Code. If you are interested in Pacific Beach real estate, then you should find the information below useful. The following summarizes sales data for detached single-family homes and attached condominiums and townhomes. This sales data covers the period from July 1, 2006 through July 31, 2006.
Approximately 18 detached single-family were homes were sold during July 2006. Of these 18 homes, the average asking price was $992,598. The average sales price was $946,211. This results in a sale price/list price (SP: LP) ratio of 96%, meaning that on average, sellers obtained 96% of their asking price. The average time to sell a home was 55 days.
A detailed evaluation of these 18 single-family homes is provided below.
a. Five of these homes had two or fewer bedrooms. The average list price was $702,400. The average sales price was $689,000. The SP:LP was 98%. The average time to sell this type of home was 57 days.
b. Nine of these homes had three bedrooms. The average list price was $1,089,975. The average ales price was $1,031,867. The SP:LP ratio was 95%. The average time to sell this type of home was 52 days.
c. Three of these homes had four bedrooms. The average list price was $1,025,000. The average sales price was $968,333. The SP:LP ratio was 95%. The average time to sell this type of home was 63 days.
d. One home sold with five or more bedrooms. The average list price was $1,470,000. The average sales price was $1,395,000. The SP:LP ratio was 95%. The average time to sell a home was 50 days.
Approximately 25 detached condominium or townhomes were sold in July 2006. The average list price of these 25 units was $650,072. The average sales price was $620,772. The SP: LP ratio was 96%. The average time to sell these units was 55 days.
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a. Eighteen of these units had two or fewer bedrooms. The average list price was $536,877. The average sales price was $510,527. The SP:LP ratio was 96%. The average time to sell this type of unit was 65 days.
b. Six of these units had three bedrooms. The average list price was $926,166. The average sales price was $886,333. The SP: LP ratio was 97%. The average time to sell this type of unit was 28 days.
c. One of these units had four bedrooms. The list price was $1,031,000. The sales price was $1,011,800. The SP: LP ratio was 98%. The unit took 16 days to sell.
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- Five Common Mistakes Made Buying Hud Homes for Sale
You may have gone by a house and saw the orange stickers on the front door or windows. You looked at the sign stating this was a HUD homes for sale. It also said to contact a local real estate agent.You looked around the property and thought this is what you have been looking for as a home for yourself or as an investment. The problem is you have not brought a HUD home for sale or you really don’t know what they are. To begin with HUD homes for sale are HUD foreclosed homes. They are homes that have been financed by an FHA loan and the loan has gone into foreclosure. The HUD foreclosed home has been assigned to a Marketing and Management Contractor to service and market the property.There are a lot of interest in HUD homes for sale by both home buyers and investors. They also are lot of mistakes made in buying HUD foreclosed homes. I am going to list 5 common mistakes made buying HUD homes for sale.1. Finding a Real Estate Agent. I am listing this mistake in buying a HUD foreclosed home first because I think it is the most common and the most costly mistake. You probably think all you have to do is called any real estate agent or one that you have used in the past. It is my opinion that 95% of real estate agents have not sold a HUD home for sale or worst yet; most real estate agents don’t even know what one is. Buying a HUD home for sale is not anything like buying a home from a home owner. You need to search for a real estate agent that is experienced in HUD homes for sale.2. Paying too much for the HUD Foreclosed Home. The HUD home for sale is listed at what HUD calls “Fair Market Value.” It has been appraised by a FHA appraiser. My experience has been that the list price of a HUD foreclosed home is within 20% of market value either too low or too high. Again that is another reason you need an experienced real estate agent in HUD foreclosed homes. The agent should do a Competitive Market Analysis of the property. An experienced agent also will be able to determine the lowest bid that HUD will take for the property.3. Inspection. You should have an independent inspection done on the property. Most HUD homes sale will have what HUD calls a “Property Condition Report.” The Property Condition report is similar to an inspection and it gives you a pretty good idea of the HUD foreclosed home. You still need to have an independent inspection done.4. Sold “As-Is” Condition. All HUD homes for sale are sold in “AS-IS” condition and HUD means AS-IS. They will not do any repairs! So when you make a bid on a HUD home for sale, you should adjust your bid amount to reflect needed repairs. 5. Closing Costs. HUD will pay up to 5% of the purchase price for certain Buyers’ closing costs. The 5% must be included in the initial bid and the key word is “certain” closing costs, not all. Again, I know I am repeating myself, but an experienced real estate agent in HUD foreclosed homes would know which closing costs HUD will pay. For example, your winning bid on a HUD home for sale was $100,000 and you asked HUD to pay 5%($5,000) of your closing costs. HUD will only pay certain closing costs and those closing costs only came to $2,000. You would LOSE $3,000($5,000-$2,000).Buying HUD Homes for sale can be very profitable if you can eliminate the costly mistakes. Common mistakes that can be avoided by doing some research and finding an experienced real estate agent in selling HUD foreclosed homes.
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