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Phillip, I agree that agents should be paid for their time and efforts spent towards making the real estate transaction happen. If this actually happened the consumer would be better off as they would actually pay less in real estate fees. Overall, agents would end up making less money. In all reality, it can't work like that because Americans are too cheap. If you told a buyer that it is going to cost them $100 an hour for your time, they would do all they could to avoid using an agent. They would find all the listings online themselves and would drive by them before asking the agent to show them the property. On the sellers side, if you told the seller that they had to pay for all the advertising you were doing for them whether the home sold or not they just wouldn't be able to do it. The problem is that most people don't have the means to pay from their disposable income. By paying an agents commission from the equity in their house it's not "real" money. Consumers love the concept of not having to pay if no results are given. It's a good idea, and could work with some creativity, but the model just wouldn't work in our present market. Alan Barker Cache Valley Real Estate

Sites like Foreclosure.com and RealtyTrac probably aren't pleased with this...

Yeah, I own way too many blogs, I personally have 3 real estate blogs, Utah Homes for Sale, Logan Real Estate, Foreclosures Blog + an active rain blog, and contribute to way too many groups. Its good and all, but the fact of the matter is that you just can't keep track of them all, one gets neglected, and then credibility is lost. Be smart and just manage one sweet blog and make it a winner.....