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Q. What is the sales commission for a real-estate agent to sell my house? I've variously heard it's 7 percent, 6.5 percent, 7 percent up to $100,000 and then 3.5 percent over that.
A. The general answer is that "it's a negotiable issue between the brokerage and the seller, and a competitive issue between brokerages," says Wes Lynch, spokesman for the Washington Association of Realtors. He points out that to have an industry-wide set commission rate would be illegal price fixing. However, in reality most local firms have been charging in the 7 percent range for the first $100,000, and 3.5 percent over that, observes Windermere broker Ken Bacon, chairman of the board of the Northwest Multiple Listing Service. He says more and more firms are going to a straight 6 percent, which is "more traditional throughout the rest of the country," because a 3.5 percent commission above $100,000 "doesn't give them (brokerages) enough protection from liability." Nor does it pay for the newer technologies such as Internet Home Pages. "Companies have hundreds of thousands of dollars into Home Pages; we can't absorb that without reconsideration of our rate standards," Bacon says.
As Jerry Moon, executive vice president for John L. Scott, points out, sellers are free to comparison shop and negotiate rates.
Before they go for the lowest rate they should ask themselves how much marketing they expect their home to receive because the sales commission is predicated on "the value the person receives in service." And that can mean the number of open houses, extra ads or sales fliers, etc.
Q. I have a rental property and my tenant has moved in another person and also a pet, neither of which is OK under the lease. I'm considering evicting, which I've never done before. How difficult and expensive would this be, and could I do it myself or would I have to hire a lawyer?
A. There can be variations to the answer depending on where your rental is, but generally attorney Joe Brown says you must first serve your tenant with "a notice to cure the lease defaults or vacate the property within 10 days." You can either hand-deliver this or post it on the property, and also mail the tenant a copy. If the tenant doesn't get rid of the pet and roommate then you have grounds for eviction, which means starting a fast-track lawsuit in Superior Court. Brown says it's possible for you to do the work yourself, but warns that these cases can be unpredictably complex based on how the tenant reacts. However, "most of the time these cases get resolved through some kind of agreement."
Q. My wife and I are considering filing a Chapter 7 bankruptcy to discharge our credit-card debt. We're also wondering what effect this will have three or four years from now on getting a new mortgage on a larger home.
A. Al Bernahl, Key Bank senior vice president of home mortgage lending, says the effect depends in part on "what investor they're (your lender) is selling the loan to. Both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have their own criteria," as do FHA and VA. Beyond that, mortgage lenders require two years of financial stability, including clean credit, after the bankruptcy. And expect them to be interested in why you filed it in the first place. If it was for reasons beyond your control, that will go easier on you than if they view it simply as fiscal mismanagement. Lenders fear that someone who's done the latter "may lead themselves right down the same road again," Bernahl confides.
Bernahl says you certainly will be dealt with conservatively in deciding how much house debt you can afford, and you might be asked for a higher down payment. Before you do file Chapter 7, which discharges your debts, Bernahl suggests you discuss with your attorney the pros and cons of filing Chapter 13 instead. That would reorganize your debts into a payment plan. Lenders generally look more favorably on Chapter 13 than on Chapter 7.
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