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

Housing Wire

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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‘Don’t panic:’ KW executives address agent questions on NAR commission settlement

Housing Wire

Under the terms of the settlement agreements reached by both Keller Williams and the National Association of Realtors (NAR), cooperative compensation is still allowed. There is simply a new NAR rule that applies to all NAR member and NAR MLSs that does not allow cooperative compensation to be offered on the MLS.”

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DataDigest: What happens if 1 million real estate agents disappear?

Housing Wire

projection is undoubtedly that between 60% and 80% of agents could wash out in the industry as buyers find alternatives to their services , MLS networks/NAR weaken, and the power paradigm shifts dramatically to sell-side agents. But the most frightening — or exciting? Who’s most exposed? About 40% of respondents said they thought a 2.5%

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7 best real estate schools in Florida (FL) for 2024

Housing Wire

In Florida, getting licensed as a real estate agent begins with the completion of an approved 63-hour Sales Associate prelicensing course. Self-paced online Gold Coast School $263 Classroom, livestream, or online MLS Campus Real Estate School $83.88 A separate Exam Prep course is also available for purchase. out of 5.

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Opinion: Prepare for a future without guaranteed shared compensation

Housing Wire

Potential outcomes of the commission lawsuits The specific details of the lawsuits , the tying agreements, the anti-competitiveness of clear cooperation and the arguments surrounding potential steering and inflated compensation have been written about extensively. Most importantly, how to prepare for them. Imagine that.

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What Does ‘Under Contract’ Mean on a Home Listing?

HomeLight

Sometimes you come across a home for sale that checks off every box on your list, but the listing status says that it’s “under contract” or “sale pending.” In most cases, there are contingencies in the buyer’s offer that need to be cleared before the transaction is moved to the more solid “sale pending” status.

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“Sold Conditional On The Sale Of Buyer’s Property”

Toronto Realty Blog

The letters “SC” on an MLS listing mean the property is “sold conditionally,” and agents not only know this, but are quite accustomed to seeing it on listings. Let’s say that your home in listed for sale and you receive an offer, but the offer has a condition. SCE What in the world is that?