Article Legal Sellers 
Housing Wire
OCTOBER 18, 2024
Open houses are an opportunity to not just meet a great buyer, but to hopefully find another great seller. Show up with energy and always arrive early because the seller is anxious. Be mindful of what you say and do, there may be cameras, or they may be a friend of the seller. Potentially sell the house to a buyer who visits.
Housing Wire
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of articles that will explore the effects of the landmark Sitzer/Burnett case, which was decided on Oct. One constant has been questions over agent commissions , which were at the center of the legal battle. One year has passed since the trial, but no clear answer has emerged.
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Housing Wire
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of articles that will explore the effects of the landmark Sitzer/Burnett case, which was decided on Oct. And it is a little bit early, but some of the preliminary data I have looked at show that sellers are continuing to pay buyer agent compensation.”
Housing Wire
JULY 19, 2023
A typical commission dispute arises when, after signing a listing agreement or buyer-broker agreement: A seller-client “cancels” a valid purchase contract. A seller-client cancels a listing. A seller-client permits the property to be foreclosed upon. A seller-client refuses to pay the full amount of the agreed upon commission.
Housing Wire
OCTOBER 25, 2023
This “technique” is a script Dalton claimed to use in response to a seller asking him to cut his commission. Ray said Ketchmark’s actions, which also included bringing before the jury an Inman article about NAR’s decision to deem $0 commission offers as acceptable , were making it “increasingly difficult for defendants to get a fair trial.”
Housing Wire
OCTOBER 25, 2024
Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of articles that will explore the effects of the landmark Sitzer/Burnett case, which was decided on Oct. Due to this, many in the real estate industry feared that veterans would forego representation if there was no guarantee the seller would cover their buyer agency fees.
Housing Wire
JUNE 19, 2023
You mentioned that ProPublica article that obviously had some very troubling allegations, I don’t want to comment on that in too much detail,” Chopra said. We have thousands of encouraging stories of franchises going beyond expectations to help sellers and their communities.”
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