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• 6.2: Market Data

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Articles

The real-estate market is dynamic and constantly changing.  We’ve assembled a collection of interesting facts and articles to keep our clients informed. 

Blog

• SmithAdams on our business model and real estate economics

Government Research

• “Competition and Real Estate” - US Justice Antitrust Division
• "Competing models of real estate brokerage” – US Justice Antitrust Division
• A list of states with laws that prohibit rebates to consumers
• "Real Estate Brokerage: Factors That May Affect Price Competition" - Government Accountability Office (GAO) report to the House Committee on Financial Services in August 2005.
• "Real Estate Brokerage: Various Factors that May Affect Price Competition" - GAO testimony before the House Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, Committee on Financial Services in July 2006
• "Competition in the Real Estate Marketplace" - Federal Trade Commission on recent actions and filings by the FTC in the real estate brokerage industry

Articles

• "The Unreality of Realty Broker Fees” by Mark S. Nadel, AEI-Brookings Joint Center Policy Matters 05-26, September 2005.
• "A Critical Assessment of the Traditional Residential Real Estate Broker Commission Rate Structure", by Mark S. Nadel, AEI-Brookings Joint Center, October 2006.  The abstract can be found here, and a full version can be found here.

Books

• "Freakonomics, Real Estate A-La-Carte” by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, 2005.  Chapter 2, provocatively titled "How is the Ku Klux Klan Like a Group of Real-Estate Agents," identifies conflict-of-interest issues inherent in the traditional commission model.
• Real Estate a la Carte: Selecting the Services You Need, Paying What They're Worth” by Julie Garton-Good, named in 2000 as one of the 25 most influential people in the real estate industry by the National Association of Realtors.

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Market Data

Savings from Buying with Us

Property Price
Commission Model
Commission %:
Agent Earns	---
SmithAdams Model
Clear View ($50) Precise Price ($200) Expert Offer ($1000) Negotiation Saver ($1600)
Other billable hours:
SmithAdams Fees:	---
Total Savings:	---