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It was bound to happen one day. The real estate brokerage industry has been moving toward that point for a while. It started with competition for the traditional 7% or so rate split between brokers, then down to 6%, then came Duffey Realty and the Discount and Flat Fee Brokers, and now to the Bid Your Services out for Slave Labor prices. BidMyListing met with questions, skepticism as it enters Pho...

9 THINGS CLIENTS EXPECT FROM THEIR REAL ESTATE AGENT The nation's largest homebuilder says more buyers are cancelling deals amid growing real-estate market pessimism Massachusetts legislation proposed A statewide optional transfer fee of up to 2% on high-end real estate sales would provide a local tool allowing any community that has a problem and chooses to participate to determine the kind of ho...

This week, a Missouri federal judge denied a motion by the National Association of Realtors , HomeServices of America , RE/MAX and Keller Williams to compel arbitration in a class action lawsuit on behalf of hundreds of thousands of people who have sold their homes. At issue is an NAR policy that the seller’s agent of a home must split their commission equally with a buyer agent. The rule has been...

Induce your autophagy Decoupling broker commissions could be coming Metro Atlanta’s housing boom to bolster bigger government budgets Rising Mortgage Rates Continue to Cut Into Home Sales Rising interest rates are crushing the US housing market: Morning Brief Homebuyers retake the upper hand  

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Article from the Mortgage Professional Association... How to become a loan originator: depository bank or non-bank mortgage lender? National Mortgage Licensing Service (NMLS) Resource Center

United States Attorney Announces Over $880,000 Recovery for Victims of Real Estate Fraud Scheme 2022 – Real Estate Crimes including Mortgage Fraud and other Scumbags (Currently and over the past few years…) N.Y. real estate lawyer who stole millions from clients disbarred – Broward County Women Sentenced for Using Patient Information in Real Estate Scheme Real estate wire fraud scams cost victims...

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‘All of this points to a broader weakness in the housing market’: Buyers are officially spooked by rising interest rates — just don’t expect a real-estate crash - Studies suggest the market is finally cooling, with some buyers saying they are pushing off plans to purchase a home by as much as 6 to 12 months.   ‘All of this points to a broader weakness in the housing market’: Buyers are offici...

Listing Agents Beware: Significant RE Case Before Iowa Appeals Court IN THE SUPREME COURT OF IOWA Iowa court case argued in Supreme Court

Blockchain-transactions-information - nodes - hash - cryptography - NFTs - smart contracts - peer to peer networks - mining crypto How will NFTs and cryptocurrency impact real estate market? A NFT(Non Fungable Token) is a digital asset that can be bought and sold like a physical asset. People are now buying NFTs for digital artwork, music, videos and items to use in digital spaces known as the met...

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Will real estate commissions get cut in half? Massachusetts Home Sellers File Lawsuit Against MLS, Real Estate Brokerage Giants Price fixing has sent Realtor commissions soaring in an already hot market, lawsuit alleges Federal court dismisses commission-sharing case against NAR - Judge Andrea R. Wood, who presided over the case, found that the lawsuit is barred under the U.S. Supreme Court’s Illi...

Rising mortgage rates are causing more home sellers to lower their asking prices

Are the listing and cooperating brokers required to disclose the neighboring developer’s plans and proposals for the new project, all of which are a matter of public record and equally accessible to anyone?

Why Real Estate Agents Should Rethink Down Payment Assistance Georgia Dream Homeownership Program

Cost of home repairs - Part 1 Consumers shifting their discretionary spending; Supply chain disruptions; Building and construction workers; stiff tariffs on construction supplies; and Inflation. Cost of home repairs - Part 2 Some ways to save on construction materials and appliances: 1. Do all your product research now. 2. Stock up on what you know you’ll need, even if you won’t need it immediatel...

HOAs and Legislators Consider Taking Action Against Real-Estate Investors Rising rates, low inventory causing real estate market reset: What buyers and sellers need to know Crypto Just Became Real Estate’s Hottest New Thing. Here’s What That Means For Buyers, Sellers, And Developers

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Ways to resolve real estate legal issues

Shor answer:  None! What Recourse You Have Against a Home Builder If Your Dream House Becomes a Nightmare Lawsuit claims D.R. Horton homes can’t withstand Louisiana humidity; Alabama case alleges ‘critical mistakes’

How is the Role of Real Estate Agents Is Changing in Today’s Market? Do you really need a real estate agent? How this homebuyer got her own housing market lead

Short sales...thing of the past?