Short sales - they can't cut your commission IF. . . . .the loan is owned by Fannie Mae! Fannie Mae issued a memo last FEBRUARY that said the servicing lender cannot require the realtors to cut their commission below what was negotiated between the seller and the listing agent unless it was over 6%.
Click on this link to read the notice from Fannie Mae. The part about commissions is near the middle.
https://www.efanniemae.com/sf/guides/ssg/annltrs/pdf/2009/0903.pdf
To find out if the property you are working with has a loan owned by Fannie Mae go to
Working with short sales is frustrating enough and takes way too long for them to force you to cut your commissions.
Happy selling!
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