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Rethinking Commissions: The Need for Reform in U.S. Real Estate

May 10, 2024February 26, 2023 by ceo

Here’s how it typically works today: in a real estate transaction, you, as the seller, pay commissions to both your agent and the buyer’s agent. As an example, for a $500,000 house, each agent usually takes about 3%, which totals $30,000 deducted from your proceeds. Paying a 3% commission to your own agent seems reasonable … Read more

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About Carlos Enrique

Welcome to my personal blog. All the content and opinions in this blog are mine and mine only.

I'm a technologist, systems thinker, and engineering leader. For more than three decades I've worked on systems ranging from NASA Space Shuttle software to modern AI platforms, distributed systems, and enterprise technology.

This blog explores software engineering, artificial intelligence, leadership, and the long-term consequences of the technologies we create. I also may write about life experiences.

I write from the perspective of someone who has spent a career building systems where reliability, scale, and human impact all matter.

I am the author or co-author of two software development books, hundreds of technical articles, and six U.S. granted patents.

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