Tag: Real Estate Ethics
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Do Private Listings Hurt Senior Home Sellers?
Once a home is listed on the market, it shows up for sale on the popular real estate websites. That’s almost always best for home sellers and buyers alike. Are there times when a “pocket listing” makes sense? Yes, but that’s the rare case. We’ll explore that in a moment. The main thing is to…
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From the Head of the Central Arizona Association of Realtors®: Hot Take on AI in Real Estate
Writing to agents about the impact of AI, Dennis Riccio, president of the Central Arizona Association of REALTORS®, offered a helpful take on the use and future of the technology in various stages of our deed transactions. Let’s look at the main points that came up involving the residential side of real estate.
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Will NAR’s Speech Code Be Shot Down in Texas?
Recently, a notable opinion column ran in Real Estate News. Ryan Weyandt, a real estate consultant, wrote: “There’s no place for hate speech in real estate.” That’s also the view of the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR), which in 2020 etched this position into its formal Code of Ethics, binding NAR’s agents. Why is this…
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REALTORS® Reel From Burnett v. NAR Verdict
Bombshell Verdict Promises to Transform Home Sale Deals At the end of October, a federal jury in Kansas City found some of the largest U.S. real estate players liable for inflating agent commissions. The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) and several large brokerages colluded to set commissions, the jury found. The verdict in the Sitzer/Burnett…
