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Handling a Listing When the Seller Does Not Offer Cooperative Compensation
08/01/24
Guidelines for Offers of Cooperative Compensation Outside the MLS
05/16/24
Will a buyer agent be entitled to MLS cooperating compensation if closing happens after July 2024?
04/25/24
Can I charge clients by the hour for brokerage services?
11/30/23
Referral Fees for Out-of-State Brokers Attending Showings
11/02/23
Legal Quiz: Popular Q&As (November 2023)
11/01/23
Procuring Cause When a Buyer Agent Does Not Write the Offer
08/24/23
Duty of REALTORS® to Ascertain the Terms of Compensation
06/08/23
Legal Quiz: Top 10 Legal Hotline Questions of 2022
02/01/23
Legal Quiz: Popular Q&As (May 2022)
05/01/22
How should agents’ agreements to reduce their commissions be documented?
03/24/22
Can a listing agent offer compensation expressed as a percentage of the net sales price?
03/17/22
May a retainer fee be paid directly to an agent?
02/24/22
Legal Quiz: Top Legal Hotline Questions of 2021 (February 2022)
02/01/22
Are closing attorneys required to disburse the brokers’ commissions at closing?
05/06/21
Can my seller change the compensation I have offered to a buyer agent?
04/29/21
If an agency agreement is set to expire while a property is under contract, does it need to be extended?
05/14/20
Legal Quiz: Popular Q&As (August 2019)
08/01/19
What should I do if the seller won’t allow my commission to be paid at closing?
06/13/19
Can a broker get paid a commission before the closing documents have been recorded?
11/15/18
Legal Talk: The Duty of Good Faith and Fair Dealing
11/01/18
Is the MLS co-broker fee owed if the seller terminates the contract?
07/19/18
Can I share a commission with a lawyer?
11/23/17
Can I be paid a commission if I don’t a have a written buyer agency agreement?
09/14/17