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Real Estate Sales: Firing Offenses & Cardinal Sins

Realtors & Clients Parting Ways You can’t take it anymore. Close to the edge for awhile, they finally did something that crossed the line. So, you fire them. Clients axing their Realtor? Try, Realtors firing their clients. Irreconcilable Differences No, I don’t believe it happens that much, because most clients’ expectations and conduct are reasonable,...
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My Two Rules for Clients

Going on 16(!) years selling residential real estate, I really only have two rules for clients I work with: Rule #1: “Don’t do anything to get yourself — or me! — sued.” Rule #2: “Don’t break Rule #1.” While it’s blissfully rare in Minnesota, home buyers and sellers have been known to depart from the...
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Three(!) Kinds of Arbitration in Today’s Housing Market

Should Buyers and Sellers Waive Arbitration? Hopefully, It’s a Moot Point [Editor’s Note:  The views expressed here are solely those of Ross Kaplan, and do not represent Edina Realty, Berkshire Hathaway, or any other entity referenced.  If you need legal advice, please consult an attorney.] Unbeknownst to most home buyers and sellers, modern residential real estate...
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Volkswagen Liability, Revisited

WSJ:  $25 Billion Just in U.S. Almost a year and a half ago, I speculated that’s Volkswagen’s liability stemming from its emissions cheating scandal was likely to be far above consensus estimates at the time.  See, “Calculating VW’s Financial & Legal Hit From Emissions Scandal.” My ballpark estimate:  $35 billion. So, how close did I...
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17 Reasons (at least) Why It’s Never a Good Idea to Exaggerate a Home’s Square Feet

Homes That Don’t Measure Up (Literally) Hush, little baby, don’t say a word. Papa’s gonna buy you a mockingbird And if that mockingbird won’t sing, Papa’s gonna buy you a diamond ring And if that diamond ring turns brass, Papa’s gonna buy you a looking glass And if that looking glass gets broke, Papa’s gonna...
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“You Mean the House ISN’T Haunted?!? I’m Suing!”

Man Bites Dog ” Real Estate Edition One of the odder anecdotes from a continuing ed class the other week was the hapless home seller who got sued not because their house was haunted ” but because it wasn’t. Apparently, the Seller had disclosed in their Minnesota Seller’s Disclosure that the home had experienced “paranormal activity.”...
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