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Real estate commission fees: it's good to haggle (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - Don't be shy about haggling over what you pay your real estate agent. A study released Monday by Consumer Reports found 71 percent of sellers who negotiated for lower commissions with their brokers were successful.

Real Estate: Haggle on real-estate commissions -- you'll likely win savings (Market Watch) - Don’t be afraid to ask your real estate agent for a lower commission -- chances are, your wish will be granted without affecting the quality of service.

Valley real estate slows (Vail Daily) - VAIL, Colorado — In May, Eagle County real estate saw its second-slowest month since 1996. There were 107 transactions for the month, according to an analysis released Monday by Land Title Guarantee Company in Eagle. That compares to 266 transactions in May of last year.

Lincoln Alderman disagrees with real estate tax complaints (The Pantagraph) - LINCOLN -- Lincoln Alderman Buzz Busby sent a message at Monday night’s City Council meeting to residents who complain about their real estate taxes.

Survey: More real estate agents willing to cut commissions (BizJournals) - When it comes to residential real estate these days, it seems everything is subject to negotiation.

Study advises haggling over real estate commissions (Austin American-Statesman) - Haggling over what you pay your real estate agent is worth it, a study released Monday says.

Debate Over Real Estate Goes Online (HispanicBusiness.com) - Real estate agent John "Mack" McCoy wasn't expecting an argument when he started blogging about housing and commenting on other posts and news stories online.

Real estate co. called police about Rockefeller (7 News Boston) - BALTIMORE -- The staff of a Baltimore real estate company recognized Clark Rockefeller from reports about his daughter's abduction in Massachusetts and told police he'd bought a home in the city.

Real estate tax ban group wants signatures OK'd (East Valley Tribune) - Backers of an initiative to ban real estate transfer taxes have gone to court to get more of their signatures recognized as valid.

Real estate sales up, but prices slip (The New Zealand Herald) - The number of residential real estate sales climbed in June but prices slipped back, according to the latest Crockers market research report. Although the numbers are up from last month, they're still "anaemic", says the report.