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9 ways to protect yourself and your home when storms come

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While we cannot control a storm’s trajectory or outcome, writes broker Cara Ameer, there are some things we can do to lessen the stress. Continue reading →

10 things new agents do to annoy experienced agents

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While no agent is perfect, we should all continually strive for excellence, no matter where we are in our journey as an agent from brand new to very experienced, broker Cara Ameer writes. Continue reading →

A bicoastal agent’s life since the commission rules changed

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Selling real estate under the new commission rules is like playing Red Light, Green Light on a tightrope, bicoastal agent Cara Ameer writes. Here’s how her business has been since the change. Continue reading →

13 more questions agents should ask about commission settlements

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There’s plenty that’s still not clear as the Aug. 17 implementation deadline approaches, broker Cara Ameer writes. Here’s how to make sure your seatbelts are fastened low and tight as you brace for potential impact.  Continue reading →

12 potential pivot points for buyers planning to represent themselves

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Buyers and sellers need their own agents as buffers to work through the challenges that every transaction presents, bi-coastal luxury agent Cara Ameer writes. Continue reading →

Thanks to NAR settlement, real estate is in its Wild West era

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Bi-coastal broker Cara Ameer outlines the problems, concerns and frustrations inherent in the terms of NAR’s commission lawsuit settlement as agents learn to navigate a new reality. Continue reading →

Real estate the Australian way? It won’t solve US commission woes

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Don’t buy into the commission rhetoric saying the U.S. should do things more like they do in Australia, Cara Ameer writes. Each country has its own dynamics, customs and economics. Continue reading →

9 post-Sitzer questions we still don’t have answers to

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Change always brings chaos and disruption, broker Cara Ameer writes. While many of these issues have been lurking in the background before we knew what Sitzer | Burnett was, they illustrate the work that remains to be done. Continue reading →

It’s the little things, not the big things, that upend transactions

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Troy Palmquist of eXp talks with bi-coastal broker and Inman contributor Cara Ameer about the lessons she’s learned and what she’d share with agents now. Continue reading →

The biggest story of the year (according to you): The Download

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The biggest story of the year was our liveblog coverage of the Sitzer | Burnett commission trial. Get caught up with a special end-of-year edition of The Download. Continue reading →