As a champion for home-buyers and alternative compensation agreements, I'm often challenged by Realtors and homebuyers alike regarding who ends up paying what at a typical real estate closing. The most common belief is that homebuyers don't pay the commission costs that go to the sellers and buyers agent - because that money ends up coming out of the seller’s pocket.
While I won't argue that that's what the mechanics of the deal look like, I will point out that every single cent involved in the transaction came out of the home buyer’s pocket first. Pretty simple math: no home buyer = no money to pay the agents.
The full post can be found at https://activerain.com/blogsview/2419022/pretty-simple-math-no-home-buyer-no-money-to-pay-the-agent and also on the Times Community.