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Russian Real Estate Brokers
certified in Moscow, Russia to co-broke in marketing and selling properties from ANY country to Russian buyers
How to choose a Realtor/Co-Broker in Russia?
There are no Realtor licensing bodies in Russia, no laws that require Realtors to be licensed, and no specific laws to regulate their activities and commissions.
How should you evaluate a particular Russian Realtor in terms of their qualification, reliability and ethic? That's a tough question to answer lacking legal regulations and requirements.
Luckily, a solution to this problem can be found, as there are several associations of Realtors in Russia that are concerned about this situation and perform VOLUNTARY CERTIFICATION of their members.
Moscow Association - Guild of Realtors (MA) is one of the most important among Russian real estate associations.
MA accepted the Code of Ethics and Standard of Practices that regulate its members' real estate related activities in the absence of specific real estate laws and Realtors' licensing system in Russia.
MA performs certification of its members since 2002. So, sticking with the MA members, the Realtors who have imposed high ethic standards upon themselves, you can't go wrong choosing a real estate partner in Russia to co-broke.
I have just updated the annotated List of Certified Moscow Brokers willing to co-broke with you in marketing and selling foreign properties from ANY country to Russian buyers.
Please visit http://www.english-and-russian.com/russian-real-estate-brokers.html for details.
To your business success,
Olga Kellen, the Author of Selling to Russians, free e-book for real estate professionals
Here in the US, we've been seeing international investors starting to swoop in and buy distressed properties. Is that happening in Russia as well? I recently read an article in the Times about problem in the Moscow market and would be interested to know what opportunities are there for foreign investment.