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Industry reacts to Redfin-NAR split: ‘It’s a crack in the wall’

Housing Wire

Redfin put the real estate industry on notice Monday morning, announcing that it will require agents to cancel their National Association of Realtors membership where possible. model of local MLS broker marketplaces has long been — and still is — considered the best value in the world. There is a lot of unwinding to do there.”

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‘Find buyers before agents!’ Mortgage industry reacts to the NAR settlement

Housing Wire

At this early stage, it’s unclear how such commissions would be paid since buyers could pay their agents out of their pockets or negotiate commissions as a seller concession in the closing costs. He said he’s also interested in seeing where homes will be listed since they will no longer be required to be in the MLS system.

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Kevin Sears pulls back the curtain on NAR’s commission lawsuit settlement

Housing Wire

The settlement agreement also mandates that MLS participants working with buyers must enter into a written buyer broker agreement. But the settlement does provide a mechanism for brokerages to opt in to the agreement if they so choose, or they can negotiate their own settlement, as Compass and The Real Brokerage have recently done.

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Gary Keller, Bob Goldberg, Gino Blefari depositions on commissions shared with the jury

Housing Wire

I reported the numbers and walked off the stage.” Ketchmark also brought up Keller’s book “The Millionaire Real Estate Agent,” which discusses the ‘co-opetition’ model that has evolved among rival brokerages. Members of the group include many brokerage executives. What kind of conspiracy is out in public?

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How to Estimate Real Estate Brokerage Expenses

The Close

Opening your own brokerage is a huge milestone in your real estate career. However, if you don’t accurately estimate your real estate brokerage expenses, your startup dream can quickly become a nightmare. In my 28-year career in real estate, I have launched or coached more than 20 startup real estate brokerages.

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TRB Guest Blog: “Alternative Brokerage Models: Are We Trying to Solve a Problem That Doesn’t Exist?”

Toronto Realty Blog

Chris had the idea to talk about “discount brokerages,” and I thought it was great. Alternative Brokerage Models: Are We Trying to Solve a Problem That Doesn’t Exist? Chris, Tara, Matthew, Richard, and myself, and even Christan Bosley, all write an article for the magazine that could be on any number of topics.

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Here’s the key to being an empowered real estate professional in 2022

Housing Wire

up-to-date, reliable data comes directly from your MLS. Real estate data analytics that partner with your MLS?provide?the lasting partnerships from across the real estate industry, including hundreds of MLSs and associations across the United States?who yourself as a new real estate agent to a respected brokerage with multiple?

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