{"id":18110,"date":"2026-03-04T04:00:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T12:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/?p=18110"},"modified":"2026-03-05T01:53:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T09:53:04","slug":"low-commission-real-estate-agents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/low-commission-real-estate-agents\/","title":{"rendered":"Pros and Cons of Low Commission Real Estate Agents: Are They Right for You?"},"content":{"rendered":"

When it\u2019s time to sell your home<\/a>, it\u2019s only natural to think of your bottom line. A home, after all, is most people\u2019s largest financial asset. To maximize profit and lower home-selling costs<\/a>, you might have considered contacting low commission real estate agents to help with your sale.<\/p>\n

Maybe you remodeled the kitchen<\/a> and want to get that money back in the sale, or you\u2019re planning on funding part of your retirement with your sale proceeds. Since agent commissions<\/a> take a cut of your final sale price, you want to explore ways to reduce this expense and maximize your profit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Low commission real estate agents offer to sell your home for a commission a few percentage points lower than what\u2019s typical. Historically, the average commission rate<\/a> has been 5.8% of the home price. However, with new agent commission rules<\/a> in place, the average percentage and who pays have changed.<\/p>\n

Nonetheless, low commission agents claim that because they\u2019re paid less, you make more on the sale. But will those savings on commission cost you in other ways, potentially in a much lower sale price?<\/p>\n

In this post, we\u2019ll break down the pros and cons of low commission real estate agents to help you determine if hiring one is right for your home sale and financial future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Want to save more on your home sale with a low commission real estate agent? Before signing the contract, know its pros and cons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":153,"featured_media":39967,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[319,238],"tags":[764,754],"class_list":["post-18110","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-selling-advice","category-working-with-agents","tag-how-real-estate-agent-commissions-work","tag-real-estate-broker-vs-agent"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nPros and Cons of Low Commission Real Estate Agents<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Want to save more on your home sale with a low commission real estate agent? 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