--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bob_brigante <no_re...@...> wrote: <snip> > Six figures, seven figures...eh, just chump change: > > http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/01/realestate/01walk.html
Just curiously, who gets the deposit when the buyer walks away from it, the real estate agent, or the seller? If it's the agent, wouldn't they be making more from that deposit than they would on their commission if they had sold the apartment at the original price?
