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MutantMartian t1_isez2a6 wrote

Reply to comment by BrownienMotion in Real Estate Agents Caught on Camera Facilitating Mortgage Fraud for a Fee by Puzzleheaded-Bug7189

The agent for the buyer is representing the buyer but is compensated more by the buyer spending more money. I think that’s what you meant. This is why they don’t negotiate.

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BrownienMotion t1_isf2e2n wrote

In my state, the agent representing the buyer is technically called the "selling agent", whereas the seller's agent is the "listing agent". Most people probably refer to them as buyer/seller's agent, but I think it's important to make the emphasis that the selling agent (representing buyer) is trying to sell them properties.

Source: I thought the system was broken so I got a real estate license and found out it was even worse than I had thought.

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