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.
Brokerage fees will usually be based on a either a percentage of the transaction or a flat fee. They can also be a combination of the two. Here is an example of the fee breakdown from a typical stock brokerage: Stock Price Over $2: per share over 999 shares.