Even worse, by cutting the agent out of his commission, you lose the value of his representation in negotiations and during the escrow process the time when buyer agents really prove their worth.

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Both Tobe and I, on his behalf, have assisted the Commission in its investigation of the KRS matter, including providing the Commission with a Report of Independent Counsel to SEC: Placement Agent Abuses at Kentucky Retirement System, a 32 page report dated March 12, 2012.

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Others will try to maintain good will by sharing all or part of the buyer's agent commission at least if you mention that you're working with an agent on your first visit.

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Enterprise announced the outcome of contract discussions on Wednesday, citing the online travel agent's "unacceptably high commission rates" to add its Enterprise brand to the site and a decision by Orbitz to drop National and Alamo from its listings.

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Each brokerage allots a portion of the proceeds to the respective agent, depending on the agency's commission split agreement.

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The Brazilian agent is football's equivalent of a bounty hunter, taking a hefty commission from the teams he represents in cases he takes before FIFA to claim training compensation from larger clubs.

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Any agent who brought a buyer to the deal became a subagent of the seller, who paid the commission.

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"It's really theater of the absurd, " says Edward FitzGerald, a former FBI agent who won the position of Cuyahoga County executive after fed-up residents here disbanded the old county commission form of government under Mr. Dimora.

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