Selling agents are incentivized downward, because in reality, agents are incentivized to churn. Agent commission is just shy of 6%. And that's for both the sel

Selling agents are incentivized downward, because in reality, agents are incentivized to churn. Agent commission is just shy of 6%. And that's for both the selling and buying agent. So they each get around 3%. For all the work you could be doing maximizing a house's selling price to get another $1k or $2k, you could be closing another house and getting another $10k.