For the first time ever we closed today on a $2,400,000 Kailua home that was offering only $1, yes ONE DOLLAR commission.

The MLS does not allow a seller to negotiate the commission down, but they do allow the seller to pay Realtors more commission (isn’t that nice of them LOL), so putting in $1 essentially made the commission negotiable, and a deal was reached that everyone was happy with.

So now if your Realtor tells you commission is not negotiable you can let them know it can be negotiated up, just not down, and it is possible to sell a home offering $1 commission, which essentially sends a message that commission is negotiable.