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How far would you go to protect your buyer clients? The Download

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The Consumer Federation of America, an industry watchdog, says that the buyer agreements you’re depending on are woefully inadequate to properly protect homebuyers. Continue reading →

Buyer agency contracts riddled with ‘unfair’ terms, CFA declares

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The Consumer Federation of America, a watchdog group, examined 43 contracts from 37 states, most from state or local Realtor associations, and found practices it believes worthy of scrutiny. Continue reading →

NAR breaks silence on DOJ call to decouple commissions

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Consumer watchdog CFA hails federal agency’s proposal to ban sellers from making compensation offers as a “major watershed” in promoting more competition in real estate. Continue reading →

49% of agents sold either 1 home or none at all in the past year: CFA

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Agent “glut” means part-timers are now the majority, leading to “widespread incompetence and pressure to maintain high commission rates,” according to the Consumer Federation of America. Continue reading →

‘Marginal agents’ with fewer sales now claim quarter of commissions

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Agents with five or fewer sales a year took in an estimated 25-30 percent of all commission income in three disparate markets, according to an analysis of MLS data by the Consumer Federation of America. Continue reading →

Nearly two-thirds of brokerage sites aren’t displaying commissions

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Consumer Federation of America: Despite an NAR rule change, only Redfin displays buyer-agent compensation in virtually all of the major cities examined. Continue reading →

NAR-DOJ ruling divides agents over commission, pocket listing rules

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Agents and brokers who spoke to Inman following the ruling in favor of NAR disagreed on who is “overreaching” in the case and on whether changes to the controversial rules are necessary. Continue reading →

NYC real estate commissions are all over the map: Consumer watchdog

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In a report on Wednesday, the Consumer Federation of America found the median commissions listing agents offered to buyer agents ranged from 1 percent in parts of Brooklyn to 3 percent in Manhattan. Continue reading →

Commission study paid for by HomeServices comes under fire

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The study argues that decoupling commissions would harm first-time, low-income, and minority buyers, but critics like the Consumer Federation of America say it’s based on a faulty premise. Continue reading →