How to Negotiate Real Estate Listing Agreements

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Tip 1 - How to Negotiate with a Listing Agent | Zillow

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Sanjiv Taneja | permalink

"In business, you don't get what you deserve; you get what you negotiate."                             – Chester Karrass* "You can't always get what you want,... Browse the article written by the Zillow community.

For further reading: http://www.zillow.com/wikipages/How-to-Negotiate-with-a-Listing-Agent/ ^[1]

Tip 2 - Everything is negotiable, starting with the broker’s listing agreement

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by stef 090 | permalink

With most real estate purchase contracts, everything is negotiable. This is also true of listing agreements you may enter into if you decide to use a real estate agent to list, market and sell your ho...
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For further reading: http://www.washingtonpost.com/realestate/everything-is-negotiable-starting-with-the-brokers-listing-agreement/2011/05/05/AFtn5Y2G_story.html ^[2]

Tip 3 - How Do I Negotiate a Broker Listing Agreement?

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Manuel Wong | permalink

Finding a listing broker can sometimes be like searching for that needle in the haystack. If you take the advice of most real estate professionals, you’ll ask friends, family and colleagues ...

For further reading: http://homeguides.sfgate.com/negotiate-broker-listing-agreement-61783.html ^[3]

Tip 4 - A real estate broker reveals the best way to negotiate a commission

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Lars Lindstru 00f 6m | permalink

Commissions always are negotiable, no matter what a broker may tell you. That said, how successfully you can negotiate the commission on selling your apartment often depends on technique and circumstance. Here's the deal: 1. A good place to begin the discussion is to ask for a summary of the work that the broker promises to undertake. Be sure to express an understanding of the time, expertise and added value involved, and only then ask whether the broker would be willing to accept somewhat less the proposed amount.

For further reading: http://www.brickunderground.com/blog/2012/03/a_real_estate_broker_reveals_the_best_way_to_negotiate_a_commission ^[4]

Tip 5 - How to Sell a NYC Apartment - Step 3: Negotiating at the Listing Agreement

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Wilco van Dongen | permalink

For further reading: http://www.brickunderground.com/agent-referral/how-to-sell/3 ^[5]

Tip 6 - 7 Negotiating Points In Broker Listing Agreements - Law360

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Stacee Schmidt - Cottrell | permalink

Most commercial real estate brokers will not object to adding language to the listing agreement requiring that the sale close before the broker has earned its commission. Further, it is in the seller’s interest to expand upon this concept so that, except for specific carveouts, no other fee, compensation or reimbursement is due to the broker unless the sale closes, says Robert Scher, chairman of Ober Kale Grimes & Shriver PC's real estate practice.

For further reading: http://www.law360.com/articles/643482/7-negotiating-points-in-broker-listing-agreements ^[6]