Author Archives: Summer Goralik

Real estate’s ghosts: A compliance carol for past, present and future

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On the eve of reflection, choice and accountability, compliance expert Summer Goralik shares a compliance carol with the real estate industry. Continue reading →

Play it straight or fold: Realtors reject referral fee transparency

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Compliance expert Summer Goralik examines the Delegate Body’s surprising vote against referral-fee disclosure at the National Association of Realtors’ NXT conference in Houston. Continue reading →

Play it straight or fold: Realtors reject referral fee transparency

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Compliance expert Summer Goralik examines the Delegate Body’s surprising vote against referral-fee disclosure at the National Association of Realtors’ NXT conference in Houston. Continue reading →

What robot umpires teach real estate agents about their jobs

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Summer Goralik explores the bittersweet symphony of robot umpires in baseball and AI in real estate — and why perfection still needs a human rhythm. Continue reading →

What every real estate pro should know about kickback rules

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RESPA is the biggest party foul in real estate. Compliance expert Summer Goralik explains the rules and stresses that anything less than full compliance can be a career-ending misstep. Continue reading →

Coachella for real estate pros: How I navigate the industry’s big events

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While conferences and networking events may seem worlds apart from your favorite music festival, they have more in common than you may expect, Summer Goralik writes. Continue reading →

Escrow under fire: When the playbook ignores the rulebook

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Compliance expert Summer Goralik examines practices drawing fresh regulatory scrutiny, putting questionable and potentially unlawful incentives between brokers and escrow back in the spotlight. Continue reading →

What a ’90s movie taught me about women in real estate leadership

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“I’m right on top of that, Rose.” Here’s what “Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead” taught compliance officer Summer Goralik about leadership, trust and showing up for other women. Continue reading →

Most likely to succeed (or disrupt): Class photos from Real Estate High

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Compliance expert Summer Goralik shares a fictional yearbook of “Real Estate High,” because sometimes the best way to understand the industry is to take it back to homeroom. Continue reading →