Taken from the March 5th Sunday Trib

"Sellers Who Skip Brokers may be losing their Edge"

This is the case of the missing 10%. Its a tale of lost millions, and it stars a cast of thousands-the thousands of owners who sell their houses without professional help.

It seems that in their desire to save the 5-7% fee that agents charge for their services, FSBOs-as in for sale by owners get 16% less than owners of comparable houses who put the transaction into the hands of an experienced agnet, according to a survery by the national association of realtors.