> Its the lawyers, inspectors, insurance underwriters, loan originators, and title companies that do the real/legal work. And they get paid a flat rate to do t

> Its the lawyers, inspectors, insurance underwriters, loan originators, and title companies that do the real/legal work. And they get paid a flat rate to do that work (hourly or per contract). There should be no reason for commission based compensation for brokers and RE agents in the residential market. I could see an argument in the commercial market for it though.