WHY DO REAL ESTATE AGENTS MAKE SO MUCH COMMISSION?

October 8, 2018

I do think that the author of this graph is a little bit biased toward the Real Estate Agent, however it does a great job of helping us understand why the commission structure is what it is.The illusion that the Listing Agent simply puts a sign in the front yard and makes a couple fliers just is not accurate.

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Acadia Realty Trust (NYSE:AKR) is an equity real estate investment trust focused on delivering long-term, profitable growth via its dual - core and opportunity fund - platforms. Our energized team is accomplishing this goal by building a best-in-class, location-driven core real estate portfolio with meaningful concentrations of assets in the nation's most dynamic urban and street-retail corridors. At the same time, we are amplifying this portfolio's solid growth by making highly-profitable opportunistic and value-add investments through our series of discretionary, institutional funds. For the trailing 15-year period ended December 31, 2014, Acadia's stock achieved a cumulative total return of 1,388%, placing our company among the industry's top-performing REIT's. We attribute our success to our differentiated platform and to our team's steadfast commitment to our company's four core values: integrity, intensity, intelligence, and innovation.

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