Comments on: Will July 2010 Mean Higher Taxes and Higher Mortgage Rates? http://www.ratesupermarket.ca/blog/will-july-2010-mean-higher-taxes-and-higher-mortgage-rates/ Latest news on Canadian mortgage rates, credit cards and insurance. Sun, 29 Apr 2012 13:18:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: asp http://www.ratesupermarket.ca/blog/will-july-2010-mean-higher-taxes-and-higher-mortgage-rates/comment-page-1/#comment-6617 asp Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:25:49 +0000 http://www.ratesupermarket.ca/articles/?p=348#comment-6617 "the services required to run a home and sell a home such as utilities, real estate commissions, home inspections and legal fees will increase by 8% or 7% (depending on the province you live in)." This would only be true if there were not a free market for these services. Apart from utilities, all the other fees and commissions are negotiable for the consumer. If a given agent won't cut their prices, I am free to find an agent who will. “the services required to run a home and sell a home such as utilities, real estate commissions, home inspections and legal fees will increase by 8% or 7% (depending on the province you live in).”

This would only be true if there were not a free market for these services. Apart from utilities, all the other fees and commissions are negotiable for the consumer. If a given agent won’t cut their prices, I am free to find an agent who will.

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