Non-refundable ticket change fee: $125 Fee for changes made less than 60 days prior to ticketed flight departure. $0 for changes made 60 days in advance. Same day change fee: $25. Reservation by phone fee: $15.
Now ask yourself: are the apartments you're getting through a broker worth $2800 a month? Because when you average out the cost of that fee over an entire year, you're essentially adding $300 a month to your housing costs. One way to do this is to work directly with property management companies.
Discount brokers provide online research services and technical web support, but its brokers get far less per trade. Full-service commissions can vary significantly from one firm to another. As of 2013, the commission could be as low as $30 per trade or as high as $300, but the average was around $120. Some full-service firms also have brokers who use a discount commission rate to be competitive with other online brokers.