lawsuit: Buyer Brokerage Agreements - 04/15/24 04:08 PM

Buyer Brokerage Agreements This week's Zebra Report is an important one. With all the laws changing around buyer-brokerage agreements, it is so important to know that soon, before a buyer can even go look at a house with you, that you will need to get them to sign a buyer-brokerage agreement. Even today, I recommend that when you begin providing your buyer with real estate services that you have a buyer services agreement in place.
Now, the challenge with that is that they may not know you very well. Maybe they are calling you because they saw your sign in … (2 comments)

lawsuit: How Are You Communicating Seller Choices in Light of the NAR Lawsuit? - 05/05/23 09:49 AM

Seller Strategy: How Are You Communicating Seller Choices in Light of the NAR Lawsuit? The class-action lawsuit against the National Association of REALTORS® and a number of MLSs around the country should have you taking notice. The plaintiffs allege that because of the way buyer-agent compensation has been framed-up to sellers, it has created cooperation amongst brokerages and therefore is a violation of anti-trust law.
Whether true or not, which is up to the courts to decide, many MLSs have already taken action to alter their forms and provide agents with best-practices education. However, if you are still doing your … (7 comments)

lawsuit: Are You Overstepping Your Bounds into a Potential Lawsuit? - 02/25/20 10:25 AM

Are You Overstepping Your Bounds into a Potential Lawsuit?
Most of us at some point in our real estate career have found ourselves saying or doing something that makes us wish we could turn the clock back. This may be a result of saying something or doing something that causes regret and we can't undo it. We are left with the stress that comes with knowing one has overstepped their professional bounds. In the moment, it may be difficult to see where that boundary line is as providing great client care can quickly slide into the "uh-oh zone". Here … (14 comments)

lawsuit: Don’t Fall into These Legal Pitfalls! - 03/18/16 02:25 AM

Don't Fall into These Legal Pitfalls!
It is not like real estate agents don't have enough to be aware of in their business but there are a few things that I have been seeing lately that are of concern. Lack of awareness around these issues can cause agents a lot of grief in their business.
Here are 10 mistakes agents need to avoid in order to stay out of legal and ethical trouble.
SHOWING PROPERTY "OUT OF AREA"
If you are showing property and listing property in an area that you don't normally work, make sure you know what you … (0 comments)

lawsuit: Documentation: A Critical Element in Real Estate Transactions - 08/16/13 07:06 AM

Documentation: A Critical Element in Real Estate Transactions
Contracts are written for a very important reason: to protect all parties in a real estate transaction in the event that something should go wrong. While it is never the intent of any real estate agent to end up on the wrong end of conflict in a real estate transaction, things can go wrong and buyers and/or sellers may bring forth legal action to right those wrongs.
In many real estate transactions there is a lot of communication between the real estate agent and the buyers or sellers that may not … (2 comments)

 
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