The American Real Estate Association's call to end NAR's pocket rule has drawn nearly 3,000 signatures since Friday, when the petition was first uploaded to the Change.org platform
The Consumer Federation of America says dual agency should be banned, but double-ending should not be so long as agents discount their commission and act as facilitators
Lawsuit against New York brokerage Houlihan Lawrence takes a new twist, with anonymous letters alleging the firm was paying 'secret kickbacks' to its 1,300 agents
Representing both sides of a transaction can seem efficient, but that arrangement is often suspect, and in part of Canada, it's officially banned
MLS data sheds new light on brokers and agents working both sides of the transaction
Names and photos of violators will appear on portion of website that's off-limits to public
Buying a listing before it hits the market isn't always a good deal
Broker-client relationship key to level of service
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