# Do real estate agents in weathy areas earn way more than in midde-class or poor areas?

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**Created:** [September 11, 2020, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-real-estate-agents-in-weathy-areas-earn-way-more-than-in-midde-class-or-poor-areas/920379 "2020-09-11T22:39:12Z")
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### Author: ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)
#### Post date: [June 1, 2021, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-real-estate-agents-in-weathy-areas-earn-way-more-than-in-midde-class-or-poor-areas/920379/34 "2021-06-01T22:08:40Z")

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> [@md-2000](#):
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> If you watch those “real estate porn” shows on the Home and Garden channel, the buyer’s agent typically ends up with lines like “this one’s slightly above your stated budget but I think you’ll love it”. So, trying to ratchet up the commission. For good measure, they show a house or two that’s within budget but not as desirable.

Just FYI, we’ve had several threads here in the past few years ([including this one from last year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-good-about-hgtvs-house-hunters-believe-it-or-not/911114)) about _House Hunters_ and similar shows, and the drama (and actual house hunting) in those shows is largely, if not entirely, staged.

@Czarcasm provided several links to stories about this, in that older thread:

> **[My Villa Was On 'House Hunters' And It's Definitely Fake!](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/hgtv-house-hunters-fake_n_1600522)**
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> My Villa Was On 'House Hunters' And It's Definitely Fake!

> **[Is House Hunters Fake: 9 Truths About the Show](https://www.purewow.com/home/is-house-hunters-fake)**
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> In a way, House Hunters has been our perfect television home: It’s reliable (always on), it’s entertaining and it’s relatable. But is House Hunters fake? Here, nine truths about House Hunters that will surprise you.

> **[What It's Like to Be on HGTV's 'House Hunters'](https://www.distractify.com/omg/2018/11/02/1wDx5i/is-house-hunters-real)**
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> Expect to wear the same outfit every day for three days.

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