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Realtors retained near-monopoly commission despite information

Real estate agents have remarkably retained their traditional 5-7% commission and near-monopoly power even after the National Association of Realtors lost a major class-action lawsuit and despite the internet, which many expected would destroy information asymmetry but, in Dubner's view, has not.

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Speaker

Stephen Dubner

Evidence Quote

It is remarkable how little real estate agents have lost their grip on the high incentive--on the high commission

Source

Twenty Years of Freakonomics (with Stephen Dubner)EconTalk
Created: 6/13/2026, 12:23:34 AM

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