You make some good points. Many agents work a specific neighborhood, and lets also remember that open houses are typically on weekends and showings are clustere

You make some good points. Many agents work a specific neighborhood, and lets also remember that open houses are typically on weekends and showings are clustered together. Sure, the broker has some basic expenses, but there is really no cost of the good sold. A store owner pays the same fees, and also pays for cost of a good. Exactly the point where in the old days, pre-internet - brokers needed to pay for marketing- classifieds in newspapers, signage, etc. Now the cost to advertise a listing is $0.