Death of a sales commission
It’s the worst-kept secret in real estate: Residential agents charge 6%. It is so poorly kept that the average person who has sold a house likely believes the 6% is, in fact, standard.
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Real estate industry adjusts for minority buyers As the size of the country's minority communities grow, their impact on home building and the real estate industry is creating a new dynamic in home selling.read more...
SINGAPORE PRESS:DBS,HSBC,StanChart Raise Mortgage Rates (Dow Jones via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance) DJ SINGAPORE PRESS:DBS,HSBC,StanChart Raise Mortgage Rates SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--DBS Bank, HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank have raised mortgage rates for existing borrowers in Singapore, the Business Times reports. DBS, a
Adult Ed class helps Habitat for Humanity build home Students in the Oroville Adult Education Center's construction class got to learn new skills while helping a family of five achieve its dream of home ownership.via
Miss USA Crown Goes To Miss Kentucky The Miss USA title in 2006 goes to Miss Kentucky. Tara Elizabeth Conner, 20, was crowned Friday in Baltimore by last year's winner, Chelsea Cooley, of North Carolina.read more...
'Vigilantes' of bond market fight recession An unlikely bunch of reinforcements has shown up lately in the fight against recession.read more...
Canadian Stocks May Rise, Led By Financial Shares; Manulife May Advance Canadian stocks may rise, led by financial services companies, on expectations that the country's largest insurer, Manulife Financial Corp., will report a profit increase.read more...