Stephen Brobeck

Real Estate News

New Study Calls Out Price-Fixing Patterns Among Buyer Agents Post-Settlement

Consumer Policy Center report finds 95% of buyer agents charge 2.5–3% and resist rate cuts for buyers but accept lower commissions when sellers push back.

November 5, 2025

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Real Estate News

CFA Urges Buyers and Sellers to Negotiate Commissions as Dollar Amounts

On Tuesday, August 6, 2024, the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) published a Consumer Alert with three recommendations to help buyers and sellers with the new Realtor rules and practices going into effect on August 17 due to the NAR settlement.

August 7, 2024

Real Estate News

What Every Agent Needs to Know about the C.A.R. Proposed Seller Listing Agreement

On July 2, 2024, the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) released its Report on C.A.R. Proposed Seller Listing Agreement, authored by Tanya Monestier, who also wrote the report, released June 25, on the C.A.R. Proposed Buyer Representation agreement.

July 9, 2024

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CAR vs eXp: How (NOT) to Do Buyer Agreement Forms

Byron Lazine breaks down the Buyer Agreement form by the California Association of Realtors (CAR), a “buyer beware” press release from the Consumer Federation of America, and why more brokers and boards should emulate eXp’s Buyer Broker Agreement.

July 3, 2024

Real Estate News

CFA Report Argues Decoupled Commissions Lead to Better Service at Lower Cost

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.

April 11, 2024

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Real Estate News

The Real Threat to Real Estate: Quality of Service, Not Marginal Agents

The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) issued a report titled, “A Surfeit of Real Estate Agents,” identifying “marginal agents” with five or fewer sales per year as the number one threat to the industry.

July 13, 2023

Stephen Brobeck

New Study Calls Out Price-Fixing Patterns Among Buyer Agents Post-Settlement

CFA Urges Buyers and Sellers to Negotiate Commissions as Dollar Amounts

What Every Agent Needs to Know about the C.A.R. Proposed Seller Listing Agreement

CAR vs eXp: How (NOT) to Do Buyer Agreement Forms

CFA Report Argues Decoupled Commissions Lead to Better Service at Lower Cost

The Real Threat to Real Estate: Quality of Service, Not Marginal Agents

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