Seller's agent said she'll take buyer and seller's commission?
Hi Real Estate Gurus,
We're in the process of buying our first house here in Montreal. We've decided to go at this without an agent representing us and found a property we like and made an offer. We visited the property a week ago (with the seller's agent) and asked for the papers from the agent to make an offer. She said she couldn't send us the blank forms, and had to fill them with our info, but she would send us a draft version for review and then a final version to sign.
We made the offer and the seller countered. When I spoke to the agent on the phone about the counter-offer, I mentioned to her that we are discounting the commission (that they don't have to pay to a buyers agent) in the price offered. When I said that she told me "well you know, that's not how it works, I have a responsibility towards you, I showed you the house and filled the papers (which she forced on us, saying she couldn't send a blank form) so it's not as easy as discounting 2.5%". She said she has a "little bit" of leeway with the commission, but implied she would be taking both the buyer and seller's commission.
Am I the only one that thinks this isn't normal, and that 'filling out a form and showing us the house' is part of her duty as the seller's agent, and not worth 6 grand?
Thanks!
We're in the process of buying our first house here in Montreal. We've decided to go at this without an agent representing us and found a property we like and made an offer. We visited the property a week ago (with the seller's agent) and asked for the papers from the agent to make an offer. She said she couldn't send us the blank forms, and had to fill them with our info, but she would send us a draft version for review and then a final version to sign.
We made the offer and the seller countered. When I spoke to the agent on the phone about the counter-offer, I mentioned to her that we are discounting the commission (that they don't have to pay to a buyers agent) in the price offered. When I said that she told me "well you know, that's not how it works, I have a responsibility towards you, I showed you the house and filled the papers (which she forced on us, saying she couldn't send a blank form) so it's not as easy as discounting 2.5%". She said she has a "little bit" of leeway with the commission, but implied she would be taking both the buyer and seller's commission.
Am I the only one that thinks this isn't normal, and that 'filling out a form and showing us the house' is part of her duty as the seller's agent, and not worth 6 grand?
Thanks!