"Tim Nelson" wrote in message
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Thanks for the quick reply. The realtor is our friend and we are not
going
to
try and get out of something we agreed to. The point is the Seller
(builder)
WAS going to pay the commission. Now the builder WON'T be using a
realtor,
does that mean we have to pay the commission or we have to approach
the builder (which really means us since he'll up the price) has to pay
her
commission?

I don't see why it's relevant whether the seller is using an agent. You
signed a contract with your friend, in which you agreed to do certain
things. Does that contract make that agreement contingent on whether the
seller does certain things?