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Maryland home seller files commission lawsuit in Missouri

Housing Wire

The complaint argues that the NAR and the brokerage defendants collude “to impose, implement and enforce anticompetitive restraints that cause home sellers to pay inflated commissions on the sale of their homes, in violation of federal antitrust law.” “Because this blanket offer must be made available to every buyer-broker using the MLS (i.e.,

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How bedroom design can deliver big ROI for your sellers

Inman

Well-designed bedrooms can inspire a heartfelt reaction that buyers won’t be able to ignore. Bedrooms that promise great comfort and sanctuary can generate a visceral response.

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Video marketing platform Roomvu launches in the U.S. 

Housing Wire

Roomvu , a Canadian-based video marketing platform for residential real estate agents, is partnering with Leading Real Estate Companies of the World (LeadingRE) and Realty One to mark Roomvu’s expansion into the U.S. Our expansion into the U.S. Our expansion into the U.S. Our partnerships with LeadingRE and RealtyOne are just the beginning.

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Opinion: Creativity is required to succeed in real estate M&A today

Housing Wire

and Realty Austin in Austin/San Antonio, in their transactions with Compass over the past few weeks. In both cases, our clients and Compass had to design new ways to structure the transaction to get a favorable outcome for all parties. We were honored to represent the owners of DPP in Pasadena, Calif.,

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Three yards and a cloud of dust

Housing Wire

Another issue is home sellers’ bias against buyers using FHA loans, where offers from non-FHA borrowers are often selected even though lower in price. CHLA commends FHA for its work on its “Mythbusters” initiative, designed to blow up the myths around FHA loans by educating lenders and home sellers.

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Opinion: Agencies are key to fixing housing affordability

Housing Wire

Another issue is home sellers’ bias against homebuyers using FHA loans, where offers from non-FHA borrowers are often selected even though lower in price. CHLA commends FHA for its work on its “Mythbusters” initiative, designed to blow up the myths around FHA loans by educating lenders and home sellers.

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Washington state could provide guidance for others on buyer broker agreements

Housing Wire

1, 2024 , Washington state’s agency law requires agents to have a written agreement with buyers (as well as sellers) to spell out the exact scope of the services provided by the agent, as well as the compensation the client has agreed to pay them in return. As of Jan. At the firm level, we have file reviewers who work off a checklist.

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