Chipping Away At Realtors' Six Percent

Seeded on Mon May 14, 2007 7:31 PM EDT (CBS News)

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Even with today's housing slump, real estate agents will pull in about $60 billion this year. And the reason is, as any homeowner knows, they charge a six percent commission on the price of every house they sell.

business, real-estate, house, commission, home-sales, realtor, realty

Richardson Interviews for Top Job - washingtonpost.com

Seeded on Fri May 11, 2007 8:59 AM EDT (The Washington Post)

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If running for president is nothing more than an extended job interview, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D) may well have a jump on the field.

politics, bill-richardson, 2008-election, democratic-candidate

Micro Persuasion: America's New Digital Divide

Seeded on Sun Dec 24, 2006 3:28 PM EST (micropersuasion.com)

Seeded by KingTaj (Clipped by politcalbull)

If you're reading this article, you're probably far to the "tech savvy" side of the digital divide, perhaps even to a point that you're naive about just how wide the divide is.

web2-0, rss, technology, broadband, digital-divide, rubel