Dual agency is gaining momentum. Should you walk the tightrope?

Real estate compliance expert Summer Goralik looks at the projected prevelance of dual agency and offers a prescription for determining whether it’s the best option for agents and their clients. Continue reading

How will buyers pay for your services post-settlement? Pulse

With plenty of ideas in the air and very little certainty, we want to know what you think. How will buyers pay for their agents in the future? Continue reading

Why buyer representation should matter so much to sellers

Managing broker and new Inman contributor Cassie Walker Johnson writes that in the evolving real estate market, investing in buyer agent compensation is a wise decision that benefits everyone involved. Continue reading

What are you supposed to tell your clients now? The Download

In the face of so much rapid change and an often-frustrating lack of clarity from The Powers That Be, what the heck are you supposed to tell your buyers and sellers now? Continue reading

Intel Broker’s Guide: When a seller won’t foot the buyer’s agent bill

Powered by the latest polling results from the Inman Intel Index, this wide-ranging guide explores how brokerages are steeling themselves for a new type of client: the buyer’s-fee-evading seller. Continue reading

Value over discount: 8 tips for navigating post-NAR settlement

Explore how to transcend discounting and enhance value in response to the NAR settlement with strategic consultant Chris Pollinger. Continue reading

Attorney lays out how real estate can survive the commission suits

At Inman Connect, Ed Zorn proposed mandating buyer representation agreements, killing the MLS compensation field, adding a concession field, and creating a fund to pay out settlements. Continue reading

Commercial deals offer a new post-Sitzer compensation model

Want to get paid? Start studying up on how U.S. commercial commissions are negotiated. That’s where the residential side of real estate is headed, four experts argued at Inman Connect New York. Continue reading

3 reasons you should be using a buyer agreement now

According to broker Joseph Santini, buyer agreements are good for buyers and good for buyer agents. Find out more about these valuable tools and how to get them signed. Continue reading