Watchdog: Beef up referral fee disclosure or prepare for lawsuits
A report released on Tuesday by the Consumer Policy Center suggested lawsuits will follow if brokerages, real estate portals and regulators don’t step in and add transparency first
by Taylor Anderson Feb 24
California Association of Realtors leans into referral fee transparency
CAR issued a statement broadly in support of referral fee disclosure just days after a group of Realtors at NAR voted against expanding disclosure requirements
by Taylor Anderson Nov 24
Realtors reject referral fee transparency
Opinion
Compliance expert Summer Goralik examines the Delegate Body’s surprising vote against referral-fee disclosure at the National Association of Realtors’ NXT conference in Houston
by Summer Goralik Nov 20
Realtors reject proposal to require disclosure of more referral fees
The proposal would have amended the Realtor Code of Ethics to expand what sources of revenue must be disclosed to clients. It passed one vote — but was rejected in a final round
by Taylor Anderson Nov 17