sold my last house myself, buyers saw house without agent, but weren’t comfortable not using an agent. Full price with a 1% commission to agent.

Bought my current house (a foreclosure) using listing agent (when bank said highest best due by 5 on Wednesday at 4:45 he “suggested” a number, surprise it was the right number to get me the house! I have no idea how much commission the bank agreed to pay him.

Problem is that if folks looking for a house are already using an agent the agent may either subtly or outright steer them away from a house they are not getting a big commission on. With low/no inventory that may not matter.