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B-184063 1 (1976-06-15)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaddkj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DECIS FILE: i-I MATTER DIGEST: ION 84063 l e , THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 t -V DATE: JUN 1 5 1976 OF: Edwin M. Wood - Real estate purchase - Fee of buyer's agent Employee clait.s reimbursement for real estate broker's fee paid incident to purchase of residence at new duty station. Portion of foo for acting as purchaser's agent during negotiations and final preparation of earnest money a7reement, ne;?otiating assuzption of mortgaee, and newotiatin with bank to obtain deed and clear title is not reimburseable since broker's fee is not allowable for real estate purchase. and these services are cu.sto-!arily perforned by real estate brokers. Portion of fee attributable to notary fees, preliminary title search and opinion, and setting up escrow account are reinburseable to extent that they are costs which are separable from broker services and are otherwise allowable. This decision is rendered at the request dated MIy 23, 1975, of D. Goldstein, Authorized Certifying (Officer, Fedisral HiIhway Ad7inistraticn, D1epart- ent of Tranportaation, oa advance decision as to whether a voucher for '700 may be c.r-tified for paymient. The question prcented is whether fe ,-,i to a real estate broker by rdwin M. wood, an e- Aoyree of to .: artment of Transportation, ittijent to his transf-r'a from .uuncisco, California, to 2oise, Idaho, are rei bursCl. Mr. Wood entered into an agree- wit :state broker incident to the purchase of a hone J1 e h f his new official station. The recal estate ic 'ict as the agent of ?r. Wood and to ne!otiate t house from a private party in return for a fee of the selling price. r. Wood subitted a bill fr: . at broker dated Decemrber 31, 1974, which incl:.,; th brief descrip- tion of the services perfor:.ed with ..Z 1 aov 60 value attributed to each service: 1) Acted as agent for you in tKe ne'otiations and final preparation of the Earnest Money Agreement. (.'jocfe q Tf-2-

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