buses_galore SG Just read an articla posted in the Straights Time Forum about this ladykicking up a fuss about property agents who are unprofessional...her reason?They did not want to bring her to view the apartment after they heard that she and her husbands were not going to pay commision because they want to be independant buyers??? What the shit is an insurance agent for???To connect you to the seller lah of course...by bringing you in his car he needs to pay for petrol right?Not to mention he has to part with his time also...
Xcert SG actually I am a bit lost in that article...this is what I think she meant the couple dun want agents to act on their behalf...so they search the ads and respond to them... agents for the seller dun want to take the couple's deal because they are not going to pay them.I am not too sure of the rule...I think seller pay a percentage of the sale price(say 2%)...buyer pay a percentage(say 2%)...so if the couple not going to pay...that means the agent can only get 2% out of the deal...instead of 4%...maybe the agents think it's not worth their while or what lor...unfair to the seller because the prospective buyer pool gets reduced..but for the buyer...its either U take it or U dont. of cos...there is another way out...if seller wants to sell urgent...buyer and seller come to an agreement...seller pays the 4% and complete the sale. her point of contention is that since the seller's agent is taking that 2% from the seller...they should connect the seller with the buyer and get that 2%...instead of waiting for that 4%.
buses_galore SG but it is supposed to be paid by both sides what…whats so special about that couple that they don’t need to pay?
Hogzilla SG Cheapskate lah, these type of people. 146th still publish their letter, give them something to how lian about. PUI!!
noahnoah SG yep nothing is free in this world Have to pay for service Not forgettent that agents also need to eat and also feed their family
Xcert SG no...buyers can do their own paperwork with HDB...just that most of the time people dun know the procedure or just dun want the trouble...then they go thru agents.
Xcert SG anyway...to be fair to the couple...with the sloppy work that SOME property agents give their clients...I think its perfectly normal for the couple to want to do their own transactions.
ditzy SG I tell you ar, if everyone going to buy property like that ar, property agents can go extinct already ar. Next time ar, paperwork ar, all settle yourself ar.
sohguanh SG If a person of ministerial level need to be paid handsomely in order to work hard for the country economic progression, I don't see why the buyer is not going to pay for the agent commission. If not happy, don't buy THAT HOUSE!!!! No one works for free in this new world. Leaders lead by example and the followers just follow leader heheheheh.....
Cystaire SG The lady too much. Norm in the industry is that housing agent gets paid from both buyer and seller mah. How can she say people is not professional? She is demanding a free service outside the norm. I think she is showing her own selfish ugly side.
buses_galore SG Than don't approach the agent in the first place and ask him to bring you for a tour of houses
dracky SG I agree with the letter writer totally. If she chooses handling the buy-side transaction, she shouldn't have to pay the sell-side agent. And if the buy-side paperwork is so simple that it can be done by a lay person, the agent fee of 2% or $6000 is too high. The rich elites above who complained the letter writer should come down from their high horses. You should know that a $6000 saving means a lot to people who buy HDB flats.
Next time ar, paperwork ar, all settle yourself ar. 
