by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Feb 23, 2017 | Selling Your Home, The Attorney-Broker Advantage
Zephyr Real Estate conducted a study comparing MLS-marketed and off-market homes and found that single-family homes sold for an average of 17% higher in 2013 when marketed on MLS. This is consistent with other studies that have found that off-market “pocket listings”...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | May 26, 2015 | Home Buying
Your selection of agent will be a decisive factor in whether your home purchase will be a success. A good agent will educate you about the buying process, protect your interests, and be able to accurately value the selections you make. How do you get those benefits?...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Feb 28, 2015 | Home Buying, Selling Your Home, The Attorney-Broker Advantage
In my previous 4 blogs, I have shown that dual agency is bad for you as a consumer of real estate services. Exclusive, single agency is in your best interest as a buyer or seller, as then your real estate agent is in fact “yours,” and his or her loyalty is not divided...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Feb 28, 2015 | Home Buying, Selling Your Home, The Attorney-Broker Advantage
Is dual agency bad for agents and their brokers, as well as buyers and sellers? In my previous 3 blogs I told you that dual agency occurs when one agent represents both parties (or when two agents of the same brokerage represent the buyer and seller), and how dual...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Feb 28, 2015 | Home Buying, Selling Your Home, The Attorney-Broker Advantage
This is the third of a 5 part article on dual agency, a form of real estate agent representation. Dual agency involves “your” agent representing your adversary in a real estate transaction, as well as yourself. I have shown that it is good for the agent, as it results...