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Opinion: Real estate brokers are still buying and selling firms

Housing Wire

Rather than a multi-year average of EBITDA or Gross Margin as the basis for the value of a brokerage firm (or their related counterparts in mortgage, title, escrow, and property management), valuations now are based Trailing Twelve Months (TTM or LTM) results.

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Illinois homebuyer files commission lawsuit against @properties

Housing Wire

However, the suit is seeking both national and Illinois class action status for all persons who purchased a home listed on a NAR MLS with a buyer’s agent and or seller-agent employed or affiliated with @properties or any of its franchises, subsidiaries, or agencies between March 17, 2000, and the present.

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Are you prepping for worst-case commission lawsuit outcomes?

Housing Wire

The lawsuit, which was originally filed in 2019 and won class-action status in April, alleges that some NAR rules, including one that requires listing brokers to offer buyer brokers a commission to list a property in a Realtor-affiliated MLS, violate the Sherman Antitrust Act by inflating seller costs. in California.

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Guide to Buying Apartment Buildings for Sale in Ohio

The Robert Weiler Company

But with ample planning and the right commercial broker and residential property manager by your side, investing in multifamily properties for sale can be a lucrative, enjoyable venture. The Need to Hire a Property Manager. Less Profitable if You Don’t Hire the Right Property Management Firm.

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Foley Real Estate Joins Forces with Lamacchia Realty and Lamacchia Enters Cape Cod Market

Lamacchia Realty

Lamacchia Realty is honored to be joining forces with a highly respected and landmark Falmouth, Cape Cod brokerage, Foley Real Estate and Foley Premier Properties. Lamacchia Realty has been serving Cape Cod in a limited capacity for years but referred the majority of the business to other brokerages.

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Find Deals on Commercial Real Estate in Central Ohio: Top 10 Hustling Tips

The Robert Weiler Company

Call independently-managed rental properties and offer to buy the property, instead of renting it. Managing rental properties is not for everyone, but, hey, maybe becoming a property manager is your calling! There are many benefits to finding unlisted commercial properties.

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Lamacchia Realty Opening in Salem, New Hampshire

Lamacchia Realty

After over a decade of serving buyers and sellers in New Hampshire, Lamacchia Realty is in the process of opening their first branch office in The Granite State! We are very excited to serve dramatically more homebuyers and sellers in the Southern New Hampshire market and in time grow all the way up the state with additional offices.”

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