Are commissions negotiable? The common perception is Yes, because commission rates aren't determined by any regulatory body, and brokerages/agents are free to devise their own compensation plan. But the agents who have a meaningful skill set and a book of business...
Attorneys for the plaintiffs claim they spent 96,500 hours and $13 million of their own money to review over 5 million documents. They retained at least 20 experts and consultants, and performed approximately 180 depositions, and suffered through three unsuccessful...
While the media has been stirring up their hysteria over the commission decoupling.....this from CNN: It's the second part of the settlement that will likely frustrate buyers even further: Let's call it, The Return of the PEAD! When Covid broke out, it was decided...
The recent NAR settlement clearly states that the MLS is prohibited from publishing a buyer-agent commission paid by the seller. It means we might be hearing more commission talk, not less, as listing agents take responsibility for publishing the buyer-agent rate...
This was going to be the big test. The controversial local brokerage in Los Altos was offering a measly $10,000 commission to the buyer-agents on their listings, most of which were $4,000,000 and up. They listed a similar house on a quiet street about a mile away for...
In January, 30% of the NSDCC sales offered less than a 2.5% commission to the buyer-agents, and in February it was 25%. Since the NAR settlement was announced on March 15th, 40% of the listings are offering less than a 2.5% commission to the buyer-agents. There isn't...
Most people think that the lawsuits are going to cause lower commissions, but if that happens, it will be in conjunction with the buyer-agents being eliminated. I'm calling it single agency for now. Here is this week's installment on the evidence supporting my theory....
In this new listing, Berkshire Hathaway agents are boldly offering no commission at all to the buyer-agents, and instead suggest that we take it up later - which leaves the amount uncertain, at least for now. It has the potential to be anything from 3% to zero. Will...
From the CEO of a large Sotheby's brokerage based in Florida: Last week the National Association of Realtors announced a settlement agreement in the Sitzer Burnett case that would take effect in July. For those who missed the declarations in the media that this...
Nobody was overcharged, but the media will feed the hysteria for another week or two with baseless claims and lies just to attract more eyeballs! Meanwhile, buyers are hurrying up their quest to buy a home before they have to pay their agent's commission! Hat tip to...
