Edina Realty settles for $3.5M over ‘secret’ home warranty payments

The deal will refund buyers and sellers after the brokerage allegedly failed to disclose to its clients that it had received payments from Home Security of America to advertise HSA’s home warranties. Continue reading

Law professor creates contract with buyer interests in mind

University of Buffalo contracts law professor Tanya Monestier’s sample form makes clear the buyer is on the hook for buyer broker compensation so long as they successfully close a deal. Continue reading

Consumer group: Stop trying to ‘force’ sellers to pay buyer brokers

Doug Millier and Wendy Gilch of Consumer Advocates in American Real Estate revealed to Inman on Tuesday the origins of the Moehrl case while sending a warning that the industry will be “under a microscope.” Continue reading