Group Coupon Craze Comes To Real Estate

Group coupons for restaurants and spa treatments have become popular since Groupon launched in November 2008, but until recently no one had made the link between real estate and collective discounts. A group deal doesn't mean you must buy a house with a bunch of strangers. It just means that a real estate agent will give you a bargain once a certain number of people have bought the same coupon.

Deals offered by real estate agents and brokerages come in various forms, including:

• Commission discounts.
• Cash gifts at settlement.
• Gift cards to home stores.

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