The United States Supreme Court just made it easier for real estate brokers to charge flat fees and generally test the market with different
Co-Author: Peter G. Sotiropoulos Part I: Brief Overview This article addresses the effects of the “Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act” (“Dodd-Frank”) on the
Co-Author: Peter G. Sotiropoulos Part II: Questions and Answers about Lender-Paid Compensation Question 1: May a brokerage company contract for different compensation arrangements with different lenders?
Co-Author: Peter G. Sotiropoulos In Augenstein v. Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC, decided on August 30, 2011, a federal district court held that a brokerage firm
Co-Author: Mike Smeenk, Esq. At various times during the Great Recession and its aftermath, different economists have estimated that approximately 25% of American households with
Co-Author: David A. Farus, Esq. Leasing Brokers may now lien property when the owner defaults on its obligation to pay leasing commissions for commercial properties.
Don’t Run the Risk of Listing Your Own Home for Sale If you are a broker, check your E & O insurance policy. You may
Right of First Refusal— Kick Out Clauses You’ve just received an otherwise desirable offer on one of your listings. Unfortunately, it is not clear whether
Some markets have improved sufficiently that we are now starting to see competing buyers pursue garden variety seller re-sales. Sellers seek guidance on how
It is more complicated to diagnose whether some potential problems exist, than to simply address them, regardless of whether the problems exist or not. It
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