The Redfin Advantage
Ok, so I’ll weigh in here. Redfin recently announced their updated buyer-side performance statistics. Redfin agents, they say, beat other companies by negotiating 1.015% off the list price compared to .087%. Locally, Redfin states they’re able to negotiate more off the sales price for their buyers compared to all other agents, 98.89% to 99.38%. And, when combined with buyer rebates, they save their buyers $12,262 on average. This amounts to 2.45%…what they call the Redfin Advantage. Very commendable, indeed.
So, how did my buyers fare? Would they have done better with Redfin?
Over the same period, on average, I negotiated 2.76% off the list price saving my buyers $15,666 off the top. This figure does not include subsequent seller concessions such as seller paid closing costs (not wrapped into the sales price) and credit for repairs and so forth, which amounted to an additional $3,833, on average.
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Redfin buyers save on average: $12,262 which include the buyers rebate.
Ben’s buyers save on average: $19,499.