Is there no way to buy/sell a house without a realtor in the US? Here in Canada we have a couple of companies that charge a flat fee (from a couple hundred to a couple thousands depending on what you choose) in exchange of professional photographic service, listing and DIY documents to facilitate the selling. There's no commission to pay at the end so prices are usually a bit lower than houses sold with a realtor. Of course a lot of people are still using realtors, some of them because of a lack of time and others for the sense of security it brings.