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How can I really be sure sellers will pay the buyer’s agent (me)?

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The new commission rules are confusing. Compliance expert Summer Goralik unpacks whether it’s possible to confirm if a seller is willing to compensate buyer’s agents. Continue reading →

6 must-have safety tools to protect and boost your business

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If you want to add to your safety and security toolbox, build value, protect your clients and stay safe in the field, check out these recommendations from Tracey “The Safety Lady” Hawkins. Continue reading →

It’s time for an industry update. Embrace transparency for real

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The commission lawsuits are a wakeup call for real estate, new Inman contributor Mathew Speer writes. Now is the time to raise your standards and truly embrace transparency. Continue reading →

How are these new commission rules improving transparency?

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The new commission rules are confusing. Compliance expert Summer Goralik unpacks whether listing agents can mention buyer’s agent compensation in the private remarks on the MLS. Continue reading →

I’m a real estate broker, but I’m no longer a Realtor. Here’s why I quit

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Massachusetts broker Nadine Hiser outlines the differences between NAR-affiliated brokers and independents like her — and why her company, Key Realty Group, made the choice to leave NAR. Continue reading →

Big Brother’s little brothers are watching you

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Feeling like your listings are under scrutiny? They are. Bernice Ross lets you know more about the tools and techniques MLSs are using to ensure compliance with new commission rules. 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 →

Lamacchia: Knock off the threats to hardworking real estate agents

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Anthony Lamacchia said threats of severe penalties for commission violations leveled by plaintiffs lawyer Michael Ketchmark and Consumer Advocates in American Real Estate are “unnecessary.” Continue reading →

Can I say ‘call for buyer’s agent compensation’ in private remarks?

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The new commission rules are confusing. Compliance expert Summer Goralik unpacks whether listing agents can mention buyer’s agent compensation in the private remarks on the MLS. Continue reading →

Better pay and more time off: What agents really want this Labor Day

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Do we still want to work like it’s 1999? No, that’s why agents need to ask themselves what they really want their work, life and compensation to look like moving forward, Rachael Hite writes. Continue reading →