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Legal Q&A Topic: Fees/Commissions

  • Can I share a commission with a lawyer?
  • Can I be paid a commission if I don’t a have a written buyer agency agreement?
  • Can agents receive payment for the oversight of construction work?
  • Can a listing firm reduce its commission to promote an “in-house” sale?
  • Paying brokerage commissions at closing
  • May I offer to rebate part of my commission to a buyer?
  • Can an agent assign a commission to a loan company?
  • Compensation of firm for referral of client to builder
  • May an investment advisor be paid a referral fee?
  • Disclosure of referral fee agreement to prospective buyer or seller
  • “Loose” Buyer and Agent’s Entitlement to Compensation
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  • Commission Dispute/Buyer’s Threat Not to Close
  • Is Commission Due When Seller Gets Cold Feet?
  • Liens on Residential Property for Brokerage Fees
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  • Dual or Variable Rate Commission
  • Sharing Commission with a Buyer or Seller
  • Cooperating Broker & Seller’s Refusal to Pay Listing Agent
  • Request for Change in Cooperating Compensation
  • Compensation of REALTOR® Who is Not Member of the Same MLS or Board
  • Buyer’s Agent Attempt to Change Compensation at Time of Offer
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