agency: Buying a Home? Look for an Exclusive Buyer Agent - 07/09/07 08:43 AM

Do home buyers really need the help of a buyer's agent in a buyer's market?  According to a recent article "Real Estate: Call Your Agent," by Linda Stern in the July 16, 2007 edition of Newsweek, those working without an agent may be losing out in a couple of big ways.
First off, … (3 comments)

agency: Time on Market - Do Realtor Ethics Matter? - 02/10/07 04:09 PM
Once again I find myself asking the question, do Realtor ethics really matter?  Presumably, one of the principal reasons for using a Realtor is the fact that we are bound by a "strict" code of ethics.  In many instances, however, the Realtor Code of Ethics seems to fall short of its … (37 comments)

agency: Exclusive Buyer Agency Makes Sense for Consumers - 01/02/07 09:41 AM
While the subject of real estate agency relationships is confusing and often misunderstood, even by many real estate licensees themselves, the practice of exclusive buyer agency seems to be gaining awareness in the mainstream media, with recent favorable mentions from the likes of Consumer Reports, Money Magazine and the Wall Street Journal.
One of … (7 comments)

agency: Don't Volunteer Information to Prospective Buyer - NAR Legal Update - 11/01/06 04:54 PM
As an attorney who also practices real estate buyer agency, I sometimes chuckle when I read the latest risk management advice proffered by our trade association, the National Association of Realtors (NAR).  The latest advice from NAR, which stems from a recent case in Texas, is "Don't Volunteer Information."
A good summary of the facts … (19 comments)

agency: Exclusive Buyer Agents Mentioned in RealEstateJournal.com - 10/24/06 09:29 AM
Exclusive Buyer Agents were given favorable mention in a recent article published by RealEstateJournal.Com, the Wall Street Journal's online "Guide to Property". In an article entitled "Selecting a Real-Estate Agent in a Cooling Housing Market", the author quotes the President of the National Association of Exclusive Buyer Agents (http://www.naeba.org/), Tom Early, who … (0 comments)

agency: Are You Sure You Want to be an Unrepresented Buyer? - 10/19/06 09:12 AM
A frequent thread in online conversations among real estate agents is whether confidential information disclosed by an unrepresented buyer to a listing agent (seller's agent) can or should be disclosed to the seller.  Presumably, as long as the seller's agent has complied with his or her state's agency disclosure laws, confidential information obtained from … (1 comments)

 
Real Estate Brokerage: Buyer's Broker of Northern Michigan, LLC
Stefan Scholl - Northern Michigan Real Estate
Petoskey, MI
More about me…
Buyer's Broker of Northern Michigan, LLC

Office Phone: (231) 347-9600
Cell Phone: (231) 881-2550
Email Me
Northern Michigan Real Estate news, commentary and market information published by Stefan Scholl, real estate attorney, exclusive buyer agent and broker/owner of Buyer's Broker of Northern Michigan, LLC.

Links

Tags (Tag Cloud)

Archives

RSS 2.0 Feed for this blog
ATOM 1.0 Feed for this blog

Find MI real estate agents and Petoskey real estate here on ActiveRain.
Disclaimer: ActiveRain Corp. does not necessarily endorse the real estate agents, loan officers and brokers listed on this site. These real estate profiles, blogs and blog entries are provided here as a courtesy to our visitors to help them make an informed decision when buying or selling a house. ActiveRain Corp. takes no responsibility for the content in these profiles, that are written by the members of this community.
© 2007 ActiveRain Corp. All Rights Reserved