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A Note on Buyer's Agent Commission and Sale Price

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  • Joachim Zietz
  • Bobby Newsome

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The article examines whether and to what extent the level of a buyer's agent commission will affect the sale price of a house. The estimation results suggest that a higher commission rate leads to a higher sale price, although only for lower-priced houses. It is suggested that, at least for this market segment, there may be a principal-agent problem: buyer's agents do not act in the best interest of their clients because of the institutional structure of sales commissions.

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  • Joachim Zietz & Bobby Newsome, 2001. "A Note on Buyer's Agent Commission and Sale Price," Journal of Real Estate Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 21(3), pages 245-254, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rjerxx:v:21:y:2001:i:3:p:245-254
    DOI: 10.1080/10835547.2001.12091053
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    • L85 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Real Estate Services

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