Housing Wire
APRIL 16, 2024
States have laws about what constitutes an agreement, a digital signature, or a contract. You don’t want to sway a negotiation wrong, over-share, or breach your agency relationship. No negotiation should be done via text. Just because you have E & O insurance doesn’t mean you should have to use it!
Housing Wire
OCTOBER 9, 2023
If you’re interested in becoming a real estate agent in Illinois, you’ll be happy to hear that the path to getting your real estate license in the Prairie State doesn’t require as much of a time commitment as other states. 1] As a real estate broker in Illinois, it is not legal for you to work independently.
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Housing Wire
OCTOBER 23, 2023
Just prior to the plaintiffs resting their case late Monday afternoon, HomeServices of America , one of the three remaining defendants in the commission lawsuit , filed a motion for judgment as a matter of law. In addition, the contract stipulated that agents must join their local Realtor association.
Housing Wire
APRIL 17, 2024
In a writ of certiorari filed in early February, HomeServices told the Supreme Court that each of its client contracts state that the “signatories can arbitrate any claim or dispute arising out of the contract.” There is no dispute that the plaintiffs agreed to contracts that include mandatory arbitration provisions.
Housing Wire
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
In late October 2023, a Missouri jury found HomeServices of America, as well as Keller Williams and the National Association of Realtors , liable for colluding to artificially inflate real estate agent commissions. There is no dispute that the plaintiffs agreed to contracts that include mandatory arbitration provisions.
Miller Samuel
APRIL 29, 2020
Throughout my career, I have seen brokerage firms publish pending/contract reports, touting pending trends as more reliable than reports based on closings. The simplistic, uninformed argument for pending sales is that contract dates occur before closing dates, so they are more current. I plan to develop one someday.
Housing Wire
DECEMBER 8, 2023
Are you looking to get licensed as a real estate agent in Arizona? We’ve reviewed all the key information to determine the best Arizona real estate schools to help you get licensed quickly and efficiently with a state-approved, online program at an Arizona real estate school.
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