Saving 2.7% of $0 Contrary to popular perception, not all “For Sale by Owner” homes (“FBO’s”) are created equal. Perhaps the biggest misconception is that FSBO sellers are trying to avoid paying any commission. Wrong. The vast majority are only trying to save half a commission — specifically, the portion payable to the agent representing...Read More
“Bonus Round” Near Agent’s Fiscal Year-End With the blitzkreig of ads screaming “Deals! Deals! Deals!,” it’s easy to forget that the “black” in “Black Friday” originally referred to retailers’ bottom line, not consumers’. So, at least according to one popular explanation, “Black Friday” was when notoriously low-margin retailers became profitable — “went into the black”...Read More
