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From: Mxsmanic on 2 Aug 2006 11:04 barney2(a)cix.compulink.co.uk writes: > How $36,000 and not $18,000? My mistake. I was originally thinking of a $600,000 home but I lowered the price a bit. Still, the rest of the statement remains valid. That's a lot of money for only a few hours' work. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail.
From: Keith W on 2 Aug 2006 11:11 "Mxsmanic" <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:39d1d29ghtfthoet8ugabrhq2eoloj49u4(a)4ax.com... > barney2(a)cix.compulink.co.uk writes: > >> It may well vary between countries, but in Britain a busy self-employed >> plumber will make considerably more than a junior negotiator at an estate >> agency. Of course, some estate agents make more than some plumbers, too. > > In the United States, real-estate agents usually work on a percentage > commission basis, typically around six percent of the sale price for a > property. On the sale of a $300,000 home, they will make $36,000, Erm 6% of $300,000 is $18,000 and that is the fee payable to the real estate company from which costs such as advertising, legal fees etc have to be deducted. In the UK the estate agents fee % is typically 2% or less > often for only a few weeks' or even a few days' work. Thus, a single > sale can support them for a year, and most agents make multiple sales > each year, often becoming very wealthy. > $18,000 for a few weeks work doesnt sound that wonderful to me Keith ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =----
From: A Human Being on 2 Aug 2006 11:28 The Reid wrote: > Following up to A Human Being > > >> >> If it's valuable, why aren't you better off? > >> > > >> >Why are professional basketball players paid more than teachers and > >> >doctors? > >> > >> Because they are more valuable. > > > >In what way is their work more useful to society than that of doctors > >and teachers ? > > It isn't, but we value them more. why ? > -- > Mike Reid > Walk-eat-photos UK "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" <-- you can email us@ this site > Walk-eat-photos Spain "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" <-- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap
From: barney2 on 2 Aug 2006 11:35 In article <bnf1d2h2jfjbrljdf1c1u2hgd52if4fqnd(a)4ax.com>, mxsmanic(a)gmail.com (Mxsmanic) wrote: > *From:* Mxsmanic <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> > *Date:* Wed, 02 Aug 2006 17:04:44 +0200 > > barney2(a)cix.compulink.co.uk writes: > > > How $36,000 and not $18,000? > > My mistake. I was originally thinking of a $600,000 home but I > lowered the price a bit. > > Still, the rest of the statement remains valid. That's a lot of money > for only a few hours' work. Just two messages ago it was a few /weeks'/ work...
From: JohnT on 2 Aug 2006 12:38
"Mxsmanic" <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:tp71d2lafong81lsun6n0dqhnf73b5h36b(a)4ax.com... > Stanislas de Kertanguy writes: > >> The words "free" and "market" come to mind. > > A free market exists for doctors, teachers, and basketball players > alike, in the United States. > > Why do real-estate agents make so much more than plumbers? > Give in! Why do estate agents make more than plumbers? JohnT |