> the cartel (real estate industry) prevents lowering percentages - and they fight to the death any upstart who wants to do it. Do they? I had a realtor once

> the cartel (real estate industry) prevents lowering percentages - and they fight to the death any upstart who wants to do it. Do they? I had a realtor once who worked for 2%. Anecdotally, it didn't seem like she was being run out of town. In retrospect, I'd rather have paid 3% for a realtor who did a better job. That extra percent was not worth the months the property sat unsold.