In article , Tony Sivori wrote:
Doug Miller wrote:

In article , Tony Sivori
wrote:

Consult an attorney on how late in the deal you can negotiate the
commission.

Hellooooooo! The *buyer* can't negotiate the listing agent's commission
at any point in the deal. The listing agent's commission is specified by
a contract between the listing agent and the *seller*.

You're wrong. I can negotiate and reduce the commission, provided the
agent is willing to do so.

No, you can't. The agent doesn't have an agreement with you. His agreement is
with the seller. All the buyer can do is to ask the seller and agent to
renegotiate.

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Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.