Shirley Fisher

I thing the consumer is being hit with too many "fees"...Mortgage...Escrow...Lawyers... You name it and you will find that each time a staff member touches or produces anything that needs to go to the consumer for signature... there is a fee attached. I have not seen that much in the Real Estate industry in our area. Yes, some agencies charge a transaction fee, but they charge it against the agent to help pay for the TC who is handling all the paperwork on a transaction. Personally I would prefer to see a "fee" set - up front, for a service and have it include all those "handling fees". That way the consumer know what they are getting into and can more fairly compare the services of one Company to another!

Just wanted to call your attention to the fact that a "REALTOR(r)", as used in your article, should always be capitalized...per NAR!