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The Supreme Judicial Court, the highest appellate court in Massachusetts, announced today it has ruled in favor of the notion that real estate agents should be considered independent contractors or employees depending on a contractual agreement in the Monell vs. Boston Pads LLC case.
Sites like Zillow, Trulia and Redfin make it easy for consumers to find homes for sale without the help of an agent — and Seattle-based brokerage Quill Realty believes sellers shouldn’t be saddled with paying commissions to buyer’s agents.
It’s a scenario familiar to many real estate agents: A buyer client tours a home that they really like and then tells their agent they’d like to take the evening to decide whether to make an offer.