For sale by owner

For sale by owner
For the film, see For Sale by Owner (film).
An example of a For Sale By Owner yard sign.

For Sale By Owner, or FSBO (play /ˈfɪzboʊ/), is the process of selling real estate without the representation of a real estate broker or real estate agent. Homeowners may employ the services of marketing or online listing companies or market their own property but do not pay a commission and represent themselves with the help of a lawyer throughout the sale.

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Interaction with Real Estate Agents

One of the most popular reasons why homeowners choose to sell their house without the assistance of an agent is to avoid paying an agent's commission.[1][2] In the US the agent's fee typically makes up 6% of the selling price of the property.[3]

When a homeowner decides to sell their home without a real estate agent and a buyer who is not working with an agent wants to buy the home, the seller pays no commission because no real estate agents are involved.

If a buyer who is represented by an agent is interested in a FSBO home, that buyer's agent may request the owner pay him or her a commission, or finder's fee, for bringing the buyer. The seller may choose to either pay the fee or refuse. The seller is not legally obligated to pay any commission. If no agreement is in place with either the home buyer or the owner of the FSBO property, the buyer's agent may not necessarily be compensated in the transaction, or may be compensated by the buyer.

Market Share

Canada

Separate reports from the Canadian Real Estate Association and CTV Consumer Reports state that between 20% and 25% of homes in Canada are sold through brokers each year.[1][4] MSN Money suggests that 30% of homes are sold without using a real estate agent.[5] Companies like www.PropertyGuys.com help Canadian home owners sell their homes without the aid of a real estate agent.

More than half of the homes sold in Quebec are sold without an agent.[6]

UK

In the UK, the average commission rate is significantly lower than in Canada or the US. Properties for sale by owner are less common.[2]

USA

According to a press release by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) regarding their 2009 annual survey of real estate consumers, 2009 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, 11% of 2009 US real estate transactions were FSBO, down from 13% in 2008, and a previous peak of 18% in 1997.[7] The record percentage of 20% of US real estate transactions (since tracking started in 1981) took place in 1987.

Some critics of the National Association of Realtors' report believe those statistics may be misleading and suggest that the true size of the U.S. FSBO market is closer to 22% because the report also found that flat-fee MLS now makes up 10% of transactions. They argue that flat-fee MLS sellers are in substance FSBO sellers. Unlike traditional real estate agent clients, flat-fee sellers are not committed to paying a commission and still advertise their homes as being for sale by owner. [8]

References

  1. ^ a b CTV Consumer Alerts. "Canada AM Consumer Alert". http://watch.ctv.ca/news/canada-am/consumer-alert/#clip161839. Retrieved 2009-09-06. [dead link]
  2. ^ a b Ian Rose (2006-11-23). "BBC News Can you beat the estate agent". http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6172846.stm. Retrieved 2009-09-06. 
  3. ^ Birger, Jon. "Feds Probe Real Estate Agents" CNN, Retrieved 2006-06-18
  4. ^ Adkin, David, "Conducting the ultimate yard sale", Globe and Mail (Toronto), Sept 25, 2004 Retrieved 29 Jan 2008
  5. ^ MSN Money (2009-12-12). "Do you really need a real estate agent?". http://money.ca.msn.com/small-business/insight/article.aspx?cp-documentid=22845317. Retrieved 2009-12-16. 
  6. ^ Peter Diekmeyer (2009-11-16). "Realtors feel the heat - A Competition Bureau investigation could force changes on the real estate industry.". http://money.ca.msn.com//banking/bankrate/article.aspx?cp-documentid=22621587. Retrieved 2009-11-17. 
  7. ^ "NAR Survey Shows First-Time Home Buyers Set Record in Past Year". National Association of Realtors. 13 november 2009. http://www.realtor.org/press_room/news_releases/2009/11/survey_record. 
  8. ^ Arian Smedley, "Selling your own home in a tough market", June 21 2008 on LoHud.com and reported by the Associated Press retrieved 20 July 2008[dead link]

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