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Washington state could provide guidance for others on buyer broker agreements

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The only thing different is that now they have to,” said Ken Sax, the designated broker at the Spokane-based Professional Realty Services. But the Washington state contracts come with the option to make the relationship exclusive or nonexclusive. At the firm level, we have file reviewers who work off a checklist. “At

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HUD Inspector General discusses NYC corruption investigation

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For instance, the scheme [at the center of the investigation] involves superintendents who had autonomy over what I’m going to call “micro purchase,” or smaller contracts. So, by design, they were able to go out and award these contracts on their own. But what we’ve seen is that people took advantage of that.

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Real Estate Sales Agreements: Understanding Your Contract

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This is a legally binding agreement between the buyer and seller that helps ensure the sale will be completed according to the contract’s outlined conditions. Real estate purchase contracts come into play to protect both parties and move the sale forward, helping prevent either party from wasting the other’s time and money.

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How to become a luxury real estate agent

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Use this tool: Coffee & Contracts Thoughtfully designed by former real estate agent Haley Ingram, Coffee & Contracts offers a suite of upscale social media templates for every social platform. Visit Coffee & Contracts 2. Don’t try to do everything or be everything to everyone!

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Top Producer Review: Features, pricing & alternatives

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Today, It is an all-in-one platform designed to help real estate agents manage many aspects of their business, including building meaningful relationships to grow repeat and referral business with clients. Wondering how? It also helps to review prospect and property details before calling a lead.

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Sales of large homes skyrocket as homeowners seek more space

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While homes of all sizes that sold faster year over year, Redfin said that small and medium-sized homes sold faster than large ones – small homes went under contract in 28 days, medium-sized homes went under contract in 24 days and larger homes went under contract in 47 days.

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Brokerage executives double down on their lead generation strategies

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Meanwhile, a customer relationship management system, along with experts in marketing, sales and other areas, are designed to support these teams, he said. “If Djon Luxury Real Estate is expanding its sell-side business, training buyer-side real estate agents on the necessary contracts and selling their value to the consumer.

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