Not sure how it is in different countries but in Sweden I haven't heard of anyone using an agent on the buying side. Not sure anyone would need one. I personal

Not sure how it is in different countries but in Sweden I haven't heard of anyone using an agent on the buying side. Not sure anyone would need one. I personally think the whole real estate agent thing is a huge scam that will be solved with tech pretty soon. There are already options here for selling your house yourself through a DIY agency that just provides the boiler plate legal papers needed for 1/10th the cost. The only thing a conventional real estate agent does extra on that is pretty much host the showings.