Your lack of comprehension clearly shows you do not know how real estate business works.
Market value was not determined by how much I wanted for my house, market value was determined what the buyer was prepared to pay.
So in reality I could not have cared less how much or how little my realtor worked to bring me the highest offer or what he told the other realtor. He was working for me to get the best price, that's how the cookie crumbles. So in the end some rich Chinese paid whatever he thought was fair market value. And to achieve that, I needed a realtor.
This is called capitalism and if you are offended by this, there is nothing I can or will do to change that.
You are contradicting yourself and failing at basic logic.
Ok...so your agent didnt get you a dollar over 'market price'. So he was of no use. If what you received was the 'market price', you would have received the same without a realtor.
Im sorry, its not capitalism when realtor associations lobby the government to
reduce the amount of information available to the buyer.
If, as you say, its not possible to get the maximum price without an agent - it means that the agents are the cause of the increase in price. As simple as that. You yourself admit to it and that has been my point all along - agents increase the price of homes.
I am sorry if my opinion offends you so much. You seem quite happy with the status quo and throwing money away - I wonder why you are so upset then!
