Here’s how to negotiate a lower commission fee from your real estate agent
Real estate agents’ fees — a pesky part of the home buying and selling process — aren’t necessarily set in stone. Rather they are often negotiable, a fact that could help parties on both sides of a transaction save money. And it can be as easy as politely asking for a lower fee: Nearly two-thirds […]
How to negotiate real estate agent commissions
Fuse | Corbis | Getty Images When you buy or sell a home, your real estate agent’s commissions can trim thousands of dollars off the sale price — but many consumers don’t realize you can negotiate those terms. Nearly a third, 31%, of homebuyers and sellers negotiated commissions with their agents, according to a new […]
How To Change A 359-Year-Old Culture
Saint-Gobain’s Benoit Bazin is transforming his company’s culture to make sustainability the foundation for how it innovates and goes to market By Diane Brady, Forbes Staff C ulture is a powerful force when it stretches back centuries. In the case of Saint-Gobain, that culture begins in a small French village that created an innovative new […]
How to pick an architect and how to manage the build
Experts suggest thinking about how you’ll use your home in future when considering a building project. 10’000 Hours | Digitalvision | Getty Images Extending your home or remodeling your kitchen and bathroom may be an exciting prospect but it’s worth carefully planning the design and build to manage the risks involved, according to specialists who […]
How to Create a Soulful but Up-to-Date Kitchen
DON’T LET the exposed brick fool you. Until recently, this vibrant kitchen in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, was dingy, dull and stripped of original details—the victim of a hit-and-run renovation that removed every bit of character from the circa-1900 row house, says architect-designer Sarah Jacoby. The upshot? In 2022, when the new owners, an education administrator and […]