“Realtor ⇒ Client ⇔ Client’s Attorney” vs. “Client ⇔ Realtor ⇔ Client’s Attorney” [Editor’s Note: The views expressed here are solely those of Ross Kaplan, and do not represent Edina Realty, Berkshire Hathaway (“Berkshire”), or any other entity referenced. Edina Realty is a subsidiary of Berkshire.] The listing agent and their excited client, the Seller, have...Read More
Hire a Realtor, Get a Lawyer for Free! I don’t know about you, but I’d say that anyone who regularly negotiates, drafts, and amends real estate contracts — as every Minnesota Realtor does routinely — is practicing law (and I’m a former corporate attorney!). And yet every state explicitly forbades the unauthorized practice of law, i.e.,...Read More
