In this blog, Tom Toole breaks down nine costly mistakes buyer agents make, from poor communication and sloppy paperwork to ignoring showing instructions, that can ruin deals and reputations.
Tom Toole breaks down the 3-point plan most agents use—both on the listing side and the buy side—and provides scripts you can practice for standing out as an agent for what you do differently.
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced a temporary policy allowing veteran and active-duty homebuyers to directly compensate their buyer agent. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) applauded the move in a message to its members.
This week, Realtor.com® launched a campaign aimed at enlightening consumers about the essential roles played by buyer’s agents during real estate transactions. So far, consumer reactions have been…mixed.
A new report from the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) highlights the benefits of recent changes in real estate agent compensation resulting from the uncoupling of real estate agent commissions.
After NAR and the MBA sent a letter requesting clarification on seller-paid agent commissions, the FHA addressed the question. The FHA states that, under existing policy, real estate agent commissions or fees are not considered an interested party contribution (IPC).
Tom Toole shares his four biggest takeaways from the NAR settlement to help you prepare your business now for the changes coming in July if the settlement is approved.
BAM hosted a live Knowledge Brokers panel with Byron Lazine, Tom Toole, and Lisa Chinatti, joined by special guest Chris Giannos, to discuss the NAR settlement. Here we focus on 3 scenarios for buyer agent compensation if the settlement is approved.
Shortly after the news broke about the NAR settlement, three national brokerages—Real, eXp, and Keller Williams—shared their reactions to the settlement terms. Ryan Serhant also shared his perspective in a CNBC interview.
The results are in for the third BAM x 1000Watt Agent Sentiment Survey, showing a variety of agent responses to the possibility of decoupled commissions as a result of antitrust commission lawsuits.
Tom Toole breaks down how agents can prepare for a decoupled commission environment if the DOJ succeeds in its proposal in the Nosalek lawsuit.
A new class-action antitrust lawsuit has been filed by a home seller in the San Francisco Bay Area, naming as defendants the National Association of Realtors, San Francisco-area Realtor associations, BAREIS MLS, and five national brokerages.
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