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Buyer Representation

Parachutists — and Realtors — Who Go “Splat!!”

Failing to Get a Signed Buyer Rep(resentation) Agreement What do parachuting and Buyer Rep contracts have in common? I learned from my one time parachuting, over 30(!) years ago (I knew the experience would prove to be useful in later life), that parachute fatalities actually fall into two groups. Unceremoniously referred to as “bouncing,” the...
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“Why is There a ‘Seller Withhold’ But Not a ‘Buyer Withhold?'”

That’s actually a pretty good question — posed by a newer agent at recent Edina Realty – City Lakes office meeting. A signed MLS “Seller Withhold,” of course, is what most veteran listing agents procure at the same time the owner officially hires them to sell their home. That allows the agent the time they...
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When to Interview Realtors for 2015? Now!

Getting a Head Start Getting Used to “2015” Once upon a time, before I was a Realtor — and personal checks were actually handwritten — it was a couple of days into January before I started using the “new” New Year (and invariably got the date a wrong for a few weeks after that). Now, I...
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