Revamping Real Estate Industry Training

The real estate industry NEEDS some revitalization when it comes to licensing and agent training. There are easy ways to do this and the benefits FAR outweigh the work – better prepared agents, fewer lawsuits, higher satisfaction levels and legal protection for buyers and sellers…why would the industry NOT want to do this? Well, in…

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Another Dual Agency Dilemma

Many of you know that I have written often of the perils of dual agency. Case in point: I received a phone call today from a woman whose sister is working with an agent to purchase property. The agent also represents the seller. Apparently the buyer and seller executed a contract. The seller, four days…

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CA Supreme Court to Review Legality of Dual Agency

The California Supreme Court will soon have a chance to review the practice of dual agency, where a broker (either through one agent or two agents who work for the same broker) represents both the buyer and seller in the sale of real property. California is a state that allows this practice, although the California…

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3 Reasons Home Buyers Should Not Work with Listing Agents

The concept of dual agency – where a listing broker also represents the buyer in a real estate purchase transaction – has been a subject of contention for a long time. Most listing agents dream of representing both the seller and buyer, as it leads to a bigger paycheck in the end. Of course there…

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The Dual Agency Dilemma

In the states that allow it, dual agency (where the agent/broker represents both the buyer and seller in a single transaction) is something many agents may welcome when they list a property…  after all, it makes for a double paycheck. But is it truly advantageous to the buyer and seller to work with the same…

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