Each month Anthony Askowitz explores a hypothetical real estate situation from both sides of the broker/agent dynamic. This time: A buyer’s agent is upset about listing agents demanding a larger piece of the sales commission. How should her broker react? Continue reading
Requiring buyers to pay for their agent’s commission would force consumers onto the horns of dilemma. There’s a better way. Continue reading
Once you develop a solid foundation as a solo agent and make your first couple essential hires, your business is going to start growing exponentially. After that growth takes off, keep it going by avoiding these common mistakes. Continue reading
Once you develop a solid foundation as a solo agent and make your first couple essential hires, your business is going to start growing exponentially. After that growth takes off, keep it going by avoiding these common mistakes. Continue reading
Kerry Grinkmeyer, a retired financial adviser who now works as a luxury listing agent, points to three signs that buyer’s agents won’t be a thing in five years. Continue reading
If you’re a new agent, be comprehensive and thorough in finding out your buyers’ preferences and build up knowledge of the inventory and neighborhood characteristics. These are just a couple of recommendations for becoming indispensable to your buyer c… Continue reading
If you’re a new agent, be comprehensive and thorough in finding out your buyers’ preferences and build up knowledge of the inventory and neighborhood characteristics. These are just a couple of recommendations for becoming indispensable to your buyer c… Continue reading
Even if the industry fends off the legal assault, other threats to buyer’s agents, including cracks in the MLS, are appearing. Continue reading
Following the announcement of Redfin Direct, a new service that will enable buyers to make offers on Redfin-listed homes through the company’s website without agents, here’s CEO Glenn Kelman’s response to concerns. Continue reading
Benjamin Brown, a co-chair of Cohen Milstein’s antitrust practice group, is a lawyer whose tenacity the real estate industry may come to know well. Continue reading