Over the last 20 years Bar bara Marquardt has sold five homes without pay ing a dime in commission to a real estate agent Her latest "for sale by owner" triumph was in October, when her five-bedroom, 3.5 bathroom colonial in the upscale town of Basking Ridge, N.J. fetched $785,000 after five months on the market She and her husband bought the house for $685,000 in 2003 and spent $25,000 fixing it up over the years. Marquardt figures FSBO added $30,000 to their net profits from the house. At a time when many home sellers are looking at slim gains or even losses, agents' commissions have actually been rising-from an average of 5% in 2005 to 5.4% last year, according to Denver-based Real Trends.
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机译：在过去的20年中，芭芭拉·马夸特（Bar bara Marquardt）卖掉了五套房屋，却没有向房地产经纪人支付一角钱。她的最新“业主出售”胜利是在十月份，当时她在高档小镇上拥有五居室，3.5浴室殖民地她和丈夫在2003年以$ 685,000的价格买下这所房子，并花费了$ 25,000对其进行修复。 Marquardt认为FSBO从房子获得的净利润增加了30,000美元。根据位于丹佛的Real Trends的数据，在许多购房者看到微薄的收益甚至亏损的时候，代理商的佣金实际上已经从2005年的平均5％上升到去年的5.4％。
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