How Do REALTORS® Earn Their Commission?

How Do REALTORS® Earn Their Commission?

October 28, 2024•1 min read

Here’s a question from Joe Gonzalez: if you hired Right Choice to sell your home, and the team listed it, marketed it like crazy, got tons of showings, received multiple offers and sold it over asking, would you feel the commission was justified? Or would you feel you overpaid?

Joe understands the feeling

Paying a big commission can be a tough pill to swallow. It’s a lot of money, and Joe gets that.

What you’re really paying for

When a home sells for over asking with multiple offers, that’s no accident. It’s the result of:

  • Years of developing a recipe that works: pricing, prep, marketing and negotiation
  • Experience to handle the unexpected
  • Marketing reach built over years of content and audience-building
  • Behind-the-scenes work: research, paperwork, coordinating showings, inspections, appraisals and lawyers

The alternative

What happens without that? Your home might:

  • Not sell at all
  • Sit on the market for months
  • Go through price reduction after price reduction before finally selling, often for less

Would you prefer that? Joe wouldn’t.

The real question: value

A good REALTOR®'s commission should be measured against what they get you: a higher price, better terms, less stress and a faster sale. When the result is strong, the commission is earned.

Dedication you can count on

Whether it’s a final walk-through with buyers the team has worked with for three years, or shooting a listing video in the rain under a jerry-rigged umbrella, the Right Choice team does what it says it’s going to do.

Want to see how we’d sell your home?

Call 289-276-1716 or get your home value.

Joe Gonzalez

Joe Gonzalez

Joe Gonzalez is the Broker of Record at Right Choice Happenings Realty Ltd. Brokerage. Born and raised in Wainfleet, he has helped Niagara families buy and sell since 2013 and was named the Niagara Association of REALTORS® Marketer of the Year in 2019.

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