agency duties: The Uninteresting Tale of Salesman Steve? - 11/19/07 11:35 AM
When I made the Salesman Steve post last month, I expected some responses, critical and thoughtful, as I usually see on AR. But only one comment posted: Yolanda asked
Hi.  Maybe I didn't understand fully your story, but why didn't you hire Salesman Steve to represent you?  (I gather he's licensed and … (5 comments)

agency duties: The (Extra)Ordinary Story of Salesman Steve - 10/03/07 08:54 PM
I took a month vacation from posting - busy with work but also thinking a lot about what I wanted to write about next. I've been thinking a lot about this story and how to share it, because it comes from my personal experience. It is ordinary in the sense that … (1 comments)

agency duties: Bonuses and Conditions on MLS Offers of Compensation - 08/25/07 01:42 PM
Ok, so I posted earlier about why I think bonus offers are bad PR for the industry. But it is also unclear to me whether bonus offers can be allowed in MLS.
Policy background
If we take the example of MLSs affiliated with the National Association of REALTORS (NAR), they should be complying … (5 comments)

agency duties: Bonus offers in MLS are bad for the industry - 08/20/07 10:40 AM
Under current conditions in many markets in the U.S., listing brokers are dusting off the practice of offering bonuses to buyer brokers in an effort to speed the sale of their listings. I'd like to make the argument that bonus offers of this kind are bad for the industry, but first … (28 comments)

 
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Brian Larson

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We need to spend some time thinking about the future of the industry. That means not being afraid to ask hard questions. Three things: (1) I think "out loud" - which means what I write here is half-baked. People sometimes listen to me, though, so if you want me to spread wisdom instead of ignorance, you had better share some of your own with me (wisdom that is). (2) These are my own views, not necessarily shared by my clients. (3) Nothing here is intended as legal advice. Want legal advice? Hire an attorney! :-)


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