What you should understand about the NYC rental broker fee changes

Agents need to take their clients behind the headlines and explain how New York City’s change to brokers’ fees could hurt them. Continue reading

9 unreasonable repair requests your buyers should skip

Educating buyers and setting expectations from the beginning is critical for successful repair negotiations. Buyers cannot understand which repairs are necessary and which might annoy the seller enough for the deal to shatter without the guidance of a … Continue reading

9 unreasonable repair requests your buyers should skip

Educating buyers and setting expectations from the beginning is critical for successful repair negotiations. Buyers cannot understand which repairs are necessary and which might annoy the seller enough for the deal to shatter without the guidance of a … Continue reading

How to get resistant buyers to sign a buyer-broker agreement

By entering into a buyer-broker agreement, you’ll ensure that you’re not wasting your time in the sometimes long home-search process. How do you sway hesitant prospects into signing a buyer-broker agreement? Use these talking points to show prospective… Continue reading

Northwest MLS breaks the mold to allow public display of agent commissions

The move represents a sharp break from 600 or so other MLSs nationwide, some of whom have threatened to cut off brokerages who have tried to publicly display commissions. Continue reading

Inspection’s over! 7 tips for negotiating repairs, credits and reductions

Welcome to one of the most confusing parts of the real estate transaction. There is no handbook for post-inspection negotiation, and no amount of training can tell you exactly what to do because, quite frankly, it depends on the specifics of the deal. … Continue reading