Housing Wire
APRIL 22, 2024
(Photo Credit: AJ Canaria) Between inflation , an uncertain interest rate environment and legal challenges , the real estate industry is facing unprecedented challenges. In fact, the sweet spot for acquisitions over the next couple of years is going to be the small one-office brokerage firms.” My advice is to start simple.
Housing Wire
MARCH 15, 2024
Also, fields displaying broker compensation on MLSs must be eliminated, there is a blanket ban on the requirement that agents subscribe to MLSs to offer or accept compensation and buyers’ agents must have written agreements. NAR said that the changes , if approved by the court, will go into effect in mid-July 2024.
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Housing Wire
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
As brokerages across the country have begun implementing buyer agency contracts into their business practices in the wake of the Sitzer/Burnett commission lawsuit verdict, the Consumer Federation of America is warning consumers that they may be filled with “unfair provisions” that primarily protect agents and brokers.
Housing Wire
MARCH 12, 2024
In an announcement on Tuesday, the brokerage noted that it had expanded the program to more than a dozen additional markets, including Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, San Diego and San Francisco. of the purchase price of the house. The Sign & Save refund starts at 0.25% of the purchase price, but it rises to 0.5%
Housing Wire
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
Ron Frasier, a title industry veteran and CEO of title startup Atlas Title , has been watching the commission lawsuit saga closely. “If They will have to get on that listing side of things, which will be much harder as it is an earlier point of sale, as no one has even looked at buying the house yet.”
Housing Wire
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
Launched on Thursday, the brokerage’s Sign & Save program provides buyers who sign up to work with a Redfin agent before their second home tour — and who purchase a property with that agent within 180 days of signing the agreement — a refund of 0.25% to 0.5% of the purchase price of the house.
Housing Wire
MARCH 25, 2024
Under the terms of the settlement agreements reached by both Keller Williams and the National Association of Realtors (NAR), cooperative compensation is still allowed. Cooperative compensation offers can also be — and should be, if the client wishes — included in purchase agreements.
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