Have you overpaid in realtor fees? Home buyers in Hawaii fork out FIVE times more in expenses than those in West Virginia – so how does your state compare? In Hawaii a sale can earn realtors more than $44,000 in commission on average That commission is usually split half and half between the buyer and seller In West Virginia home prices are lowest and realtor fees cost $8,954 on average
House prices in the US are soaring, meaning so too are realtor fees.
And in some states, where homes are trading for an average of nearly a million dollars, they can amount to more than $40,000 per sale.
In Hawaii home buyers spend more than anywhere else in the US, an average of $44,600 per purchase, while in West Virginia, where prices are lowest, the fees are less than $9,000, according to a study by credit firm Self Financial.
