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Most agents work hard to sell real estate for their clients
Naturally they need to be paid. Some of the reasons for high commision costs are :

Rent
Electricity
Telephone
Postage
Internet
Real Estate Directories
Information Services
Computers
Stationary
Management wages
Secretrial wages
Salesperson wages
Maintainence
Advertising - General: eg yellow pages, internet, real estate directories, bill boards, etc
Advertising - Client: not all clients pay up front - the agent bears the costs whether the property is sold or not Agents don't sell every property they list, however most of the costs still apply therefore they have to charge a maximum rate to allow for the properties they don't sell. If you want to sell through an agent without the high commissions and marketing fees see www.quixell.com.au.