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From: David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate on 2 Aug 2006 15:39 Mxsmanic <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Dave Frightens Me writes: > > > In context you could only have meant valuable=paid more, unless you > > were playing word games. > > Just as Doctors without Borders could only have meant an organization, > and not the people within it. > > I don't need to play word games, but if I'm drawn into one, I win. No Mixi, you lost already when you started playing it. Hope that helps. -- David Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk http://homepage.mac.com/davidhornecomposer http://soundjunction.org
From: David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate on 2 Aug 2006 15:39 Mxsmanic <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> wrote: > barney2(a)cix.compulink.co.uk writes: > > > Just two messages ago it was a few /weeks'/ work... > > It can be either, depending on the property, the market, etc. Even > for a few weeks' work, $18,000 is pretty good. For the average realtor, that's half a year's wage. -- David Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk http://homepage.mac.com/davidhornecomposer http://soundjunction.org
From: David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate on 2 Aug 2006 15:39 Mxsmanic <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Keith W writes: > > > 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 U.S., it is often the money paid to the agent. And the > overhead isn't that high in any case. > > > $18,000 for a few weeks work doesnt sound that wonderful to me > > It's over $300,000 a year, which is better than doctors and 747 pilots > usually manage. FFS Mixi, please tell me what the median salary is of a US realtor... It's not a question BTW. -- David Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk http://homepage.mac.com/davidhornecomposer http://soundjunction.org
From: Hatunen on 2 Aug 2006 15:58 On Wed, 2 Aug 2006 20:39:12 +0100, this_address_is_for_spam(a)yahoo.co.uk (David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate) wrote: >Mxsmanic <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> 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. > >Er, no. Instead of blowing so much hot air, just research the median >salary. Sure, a top-earning realtor will earn a lot- but they are the >exception. Someone in charge of a big plumbing business earns a lot too. > >Most realtors aren't top-earners. Most real estate agents don't get salaries, either. BTW, "realtor" is a trademarked name for those agents who are members of the National Association of Realtors,; not all real estate agents are Realtors ************* DAVE HATUNEN (hatunen(a)cox.net) ************* * Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow * * My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps *
From: Hatunen on 2 Aug 2006 15:59
On Wed, 2 Aug 2006 20:39:14 +0100, this_address_is_for_spam(a)yahoo.co.uk (David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate) wrote: >JohnT <johnhillriseDONOTSPAM(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> "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? > >The answer is they don't. Why, I know plumbers who make so much money they refuse to make house calls anymore. ************* DAVE HATUNEN (hatunen(a)cox.net) ************* * Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow * * My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps * |