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Consumer advocacy group: Buyer agency agreements often contain “unfair” terms

Housing Wire

As brokerages across the country have begun implementing buyer agency contracts into their business practices in the wake of the Sitzer/Burnett commission lawsuit verdict, the Consumer Federation of America is warning consumers that they may be filled with “unfair provisions” that primarily protect agents and brokers.

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Opinion: Here’s the latest data on what Realtors are witnessing in the housing market

Housing Wire

The monthly Realtors Confidence Index helps to dispel many of the myths and cut through the noise of what is currently happening in the market. The National Association of Realtors Research Group has produced the index since 2008, at a time of turmoil in the real estate market. In comparison, in 2011, homes took 96 days to sell. .

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DOJ advocates for prohibition of cooperative compensation in Nosalek commission lawsuit

Housing Wire

The modified rule still gives sellers and their listing brokers a role in setting compensation for buyers’ brokers,” the filing states. According to the DOJ, when a seller makes an offer of compensation to the buyer broker, the buyer broker does not need to compete on their compensation price in order to attract clients.

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Home sales are growing. Will it continue?: Altos

Housing Wire

Last week, the National Association of Realtors released their December pending sales data. The headline was an impressive 8% jump over December of 2022. Homes in contract rises There are more homes in contract now than last year at this time. As the year progressed, most of 2023 saw 20-30% fewer home sales than 2022.

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Judge denies HomeServices’ motion to decertify the class in Sitzer/Burnett suit

Housing Wire

The court initially certified the class in April of 2022, as it found that the class satisfied all the requirements of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23. The appeals court said that this was because the contracts signed by the sellers were not directly signed by HomeServices. The Eighth Circuit refused this request.

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FSBO Sellers Regret Not Having an Agent

Empire Appraisal Group

Lusky, DigitalVision, Getty Images Source: [link] FSBO Sellers Regret Not Having an Agent By Melissa Dittmann Tracey Survey: Sellers who go-it alone are twice as likely to be unsatisfied with the experience – and more likely to say their earlier opinion, “agents are overpaid,” was wrong.

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Existing-home sales have nowhere to go but up in 2024? 

Housing Wire

million, according to the N ational Association of Realtors. Compared to October 2022, existing home sales slumped 14.6%, down from 4.44 Homes typically go under contract a month or two before the closing, which means the October data largely reflects purchase decisions made in August and September. months in October 2022.

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