For my first appartment I used a broker as well. At the end of the process I discovered their added value was less than 0. Disregarding their fee, I paid too mu

For my first appartment I used a broker as well. At the end of the process I discovered their added value was less than 0. Disregarding their fee, I paid too much for the appartement and they encouraged the high price, because they just wanted to close and receive their fee. When I bought my next house I did not use a broker. That's just the way things go, you live and learn. People are more and more selling without a broker as well, or at least they start to use cheaper brokers where you only buy the service you need.