Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division, this lawsuit also takes issue with NAR’s Clear Cooperation rule, which requires listing brokers to make an offer of compensation to buyer brokers in order to submit a listing to a Realtor-affiliated MLS.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

“In the absence of NAR’s Mandatory Offer of Compensation Rule, the expense of buyer broker commissions would be incurred by their clients (homebuyers),” the complaint states. This would lead to competition among buyer brokers to offer lower commission rates. 16, 2020, and the present.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Presently, the demand for existing homes outpaces the available supply, raising potential concerns for both sellers and buyers. Legal and regulatory risk demands compliance with evolving laws and regulations, with VRM Mortgage Service’s legal and compliance departments ensuring current knowledge and implementing controls.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 23, 2023

KANSAS CITY, Missouri — The second week of the Sitzer/Burnett class-action buyer broker commission antitrust lawsuit kicked off with a bang. A judgment as a matter of law is permissible if there is no legally sufficient basis for a reasonable jury to find for the nonmoving party (in this instance, the plaintiffs) on the issue.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

9, 2020, and the present, and paid a buyer broker commission. If NAR’s Adversary Commission Rule were not in place, then the cost of buyer broker commissions would be paid by their clients (home buyers),” the complaint states. Despite being listed in the suit, the four MLSs are not listed as defendants.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 18, 2024

Jessica Edgerton , chief legal officer at LeadingRE , was also caught off guard by the timing of everything. “I We’ve really been laying out the road map for value propositions and creating plans for value proposition presentations. They wish that there was more guidance or framework of what all of this will look like in practice.”

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The lawsuit was filed by Christina Grace, who sold a house listed on Bay Area Real Estate Information Services MLS (BAREIS MLS) in April 2020 and paid a commission to the buyer’s agent. 8, 2019, and the present. The National Association of REALTORS will respond to this complaint in court.”

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The National Association of Realtors , Keller Williams and HomeServices of America , have asked judge Andrea Wood to rule on the suit based on the evidence that has been presented during the discovery period of the proceedings. After almost five years of litigation, it is clear that Keller Williams Realty, Inc.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

At the center of the plaintiffs’ complaint is the National Association of Realtors’ Clear Cooperation policy, which requires listing brokers to make a blanket offer of compensation to buyers’ brokers in order to list the property on the MLS. “In This would lead to competition among buyer brokers to offer lower commission rates.

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McKissock

JULY 6, 2022

The reality, however, is many agents struggle to properly set and manage the client’s expectations of how the chaos is going to work and how the process is going to play out. Managing client expectations is critical, and sadly, often overlooked as part of the agent/client relationship. As agents, we know better.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Just hours after securing a victory for his home seller clients in the landmark Sitzer/Burnett commission lawsuit, Michael Ketchmark, the lead attorney for the plaintiffs, filed another class action antitrust lawsuit against some of the real estate industry’s biggest players, in U.S. District Court for Western Missouri.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 6, 2023

After roughly a month of speculation, Anywhere Real Estate and RE/MAX made the terms of their proposed settlement agreements in the Moehrl and Sitzer/Burnett buyer broker compensation class action suits public on Friday. In addition to the already publicized $83.5 In addition to the already publicized $83.5

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 26, 2023

He testified that, in most cases, homebuyers would be unable to include buyer agent commission costs into their financing. “My concern is buyers who are cash-constrained,” Stevens said. ” But buyers are not the only ones who benefit from the current system, according to Stevens. The D.A.N.G.E.R.

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McKissock

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Real estate agents are commonly sued for breaching their duty to act in the best interests of their client. To protect your clients’ interests, and reduce your own risk exposure, check out our highly-rated course, Know the Code: Your Guide to the Code of Ethics. Real estate risk management is an important concern for agents.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 4, 2022

We work with eight or nine different lenders to make sure that we have a full product suite to provide to the end buyer [homebuyer via the new mortgage brokerage], whether they’re looking for jumbo loans or VA [Veterans Affairs] loans or bridge loans,” Kasle said. “We Presented by: Axis Technical Group.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

As expected, the plaintiffs are in opposition to HomeServices’ motion, stating that HomeServices’ claim that the “Plaintiffs have no evidence of conspiracy as to any HSD to create, implement, or enforce the [Buyer-Broker Commission] Rule” is untrue.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2023

“In a raw demonstration of market power, the Florida Realtor MLSs overturn the natural order of a rational price system where home sellers and home buyers each separately bargain and pay for the services provided to each of them,” the complaint alleges. 4, 2019 and the present.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 11, 2021

A home inspector, hired and paid by the buyer typically, will look at the plumbing, electricity and the overall foundation of the home and then provide a report with their findings. While home inspections aren’t required, they provide the buyer with several important opportunities in the home-buying process.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Caballero is like any real estate listing agent, on the hunt for clients. But instead of individual homesellers his clients are homebuilding companies including Toll Brothers , Trophy Signature Homes , and Historymaker Homes. So that those agents will bring their buyer to the builder. I never talk to a buyer.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

With the scrutiny of The Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission and multiple lawsuits concerning how buyers’ brokers get paid, many brokers say it feels like an all-out war on the real estate industry. billion in commissions they paid to buyers’ agents in the past eight years.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Both sellers and buyers have a lot to lose. Presented by: Motto Mortgage. Are you solving for the seller, the buyer, the agent, or another industry pro? Trying to innovate using an end-around will likely not only fail in the long run, but it may also land you in legal hot water. At this point, you need clients.

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Hank Miller Team

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Here’s a fun fact, real estate agents in GA have no fiduciary responsibility to their client or customer. Being a fiduciary thus requires being bound both legally and ethically to act in the other's best interests. It’s incumbent upon both buyers and sellers to do their part as well. Some may ask, “what does that mean”?

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Raleigh Realty

MARCH 23, 2021

Buyers want to work with the best local Realtors® to help them when buying a home because it is such a large financial purchase with so many different components involved. It's important to reverse engineer the sales process as a seller as you will want to understand who your target buyer is and that is likely someone working with a Realtor.

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McKissock

AUGUST 5, 2020

Agent Marketing claims that working with FSBOs attracts more listings and buyer leads. They recommend helping FSBOs market their properties for free for 30 days while becoming a “buyer agent” to get paid. Most supported the buyer agent’s “right” not to show FSBOs. FSBO ethics: avoiding unethical tactics.

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AmeriMac

JULY 25, 2022

The seller wants to max out the estimate based on the growing inflation and number of renovations made, while the buyer wants the best deal in the market even as home affordability worsens. It is an easy way of asking the buyer to pay how much it would cost to build the property from the ground up. Reinforces Clients’ Confidence.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Culture, cutting-edge technology, marketing assistance, and training are key to succeeding as an Ohio real estate agent, so look for a brokerage that provides the agent services and resources you need to maximize reach for your clients. As you do so, consider only the actual information presented in the question.

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CA Realty Training

JUNE 28, 2021

Explain to your sellers how their property should be presentable for their prospects. . This way, it will be easier for the buyers to imagine themselves living in the property. Remember to work from the place of helping your client. A clean house attracts prospective clients. The Interior of the House. Tip #2: Pricing.

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Birmingham Appraisal

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

After the appraisal is complete the report will be delivered to the client in a hard copy format or by email. This will include the address, legal description, property taxes, and other information pertinent to the property. In addition, the range of age and prices of the homes as well as present land use is disclosed.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Living on commissions often means getting paid more for convincing a buyer to increase their acceptable price range or coaxing a seller to hold out for a more lucrative deal. I did a nine to five job – inventory analysis – in my mid-to-late 20’s,” said Goldberg, presently a Redfin agent in Charlotte. “It One was accepted.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2023

According to Stella, as recently as a year ago he could print off a form from MLS Property Information Network (MLS PIN), his local MLS which is a defendant in the Nosalek commission lawsuit , for his sellers with no fields showing what the offered buyer agent compensation was going to be. I just don’t see it,” he said. “As

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2023

1] 180 Classroom hours are required before you become licensed in Texas Texas real estate license: Requirements checklist According to the Texas Real Estate Commision (TREC), a sales agent is a person who is licensed by the Real Estate Commission to act as an agent on behalf of a real estate broker and their clients.

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McKissock

AUGUST 13, 2021

However, that information could also have been provided to the appraiser without seeing the contract, by the lender (or client) stating in their engagement letter to “Appraise the property subject to replacing the roof or HVAC, etc.”. What is an appraiser expected to analyze and give an opinion on?

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Appraisal Today

APRIL 14, 2023

The degree and cost to cure becomes an issue to buyers and sellers, and a challenge for appraisers. It is a place where we can show our clients just how valuable an appraisal can be. If our business revolves around mortgage lending, we are used to dealing with clients who have a certain level of sophistication.

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Appraisal Today

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Rather, it is merely to present them for discussion and analysis. The first question to talk about is this: “Does the real estate appraiser have any ethical, moral, or legal responsibility to protect the consumer/mortgagor2, 3, 4 when appraising a property for a mortgagee/client?”…

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Real estate prospecting is a necessary activity for agents aiming to build a robust pipeline of buyer and seller leads. The objective is to build relationships, understand the needs of potential clients, and position yourself as a go-to resource when they are ready to buy or sell real estate.

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The Robert Weiler Company

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Consider the client who is purchasing commercial property for sale. The client could be an individual or company looking to invest in real estate. Now consider the buyer of a residential property, typically an individual looking for a place to call home. Their purchase will ultimately be income-generating.

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Houston Properties

JANUARY 13, 2021

This highlights the importance of Avoiding the 9 Most Common Mistakes Buyers Make. Buyers Beware? On the other hand, interest rates should rise, and since so much of real estate is financed, it would reduce the amount that buyers can afford to pay, thereby reducing demand for primarily financed properties. Buyers Beware?

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