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Purple Bricks “commission-free” service

Dear David, “Purple Bricks” sounds too good to be true. What is the catch? – AS SEEN ON TV DEAR TV: Purple bricks is a UK-based company. Since acquiring ComFree in Canada in 2018, they’ve been advertising their “commission free” real estate process, but it doesn’t mean that their Realtors work for free. Traditionally, Realtors

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Paying commission, Cancelling a listing

Dear David, In a recent column dealing with “no commission” real estate companies, you noted a great number of these sales involve a Realtor negotiating for the buyer, and that the homeowner would still have to pay commission to the buyer’s Realtor. As a seller, how do I justify paying the buyer’s Realtor for the

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“No commission” agents, Establishing value for probate

Dear David, I have been seeing a lot of commercials where a company advertises that there is “no commission” payable to a real estate agent. How does this work? Does it mean the agent is working for free?  – SOUNDS GOOD DEAR SOUNDS: As far back as I can remember, “House for Sale” signs have

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