BREAKING THE BROKERS As housing prices keep heading through the roof, more sellers are balking at paying full commissions. Some agents are even joining in this homegrown rebellion. April 5 issue - "When Larry and Jean Weed of Sparks, Nev., decided to sell their home, they invited some real-estate agents by for a visit. Most offered to sell the house the old-fashioned way, by listing it in the local brokers' database and charging a 6 percent com-mission (worth $16,800 on the Weeds' $280,000 home). Then the couple met an agent from Assist-2-Sell, a "flat-fee" brokerage that charges just $2,995 to sell a home. In their area, as in much of the country, "it's a sellers' market—houses are going like hot cakes," Jean says. So they decided to try the cheaper approach. Eight days after the for sale sign went up, they had a buyer. By using Assist-2-Sell, they walked out of their closing with an extra $13,795. As she packed boxes last week, Jean wondered if regular agents might become relics. "I don't foresee ever using one again," she says..." By Daniel McGinn, Newsweek