Of course, this is all changing due to NAR's settlement, effective August 13, that no longer allows listing agents to offer buyer agents compensation via the seller.

Let's be very clear: The NAR Settlement is a cluster 🦆 for investors and brokers alike.

I suspect NAR and other orgs will start to go head hunting for these folks.Crap I made one post on BP about doing a mortgage in NV and promptly got turned in by someone on BP and subsequent cease and desist from the state of NV>. even though I never ever did a loan there.or States are trolling BP.. so in this instance the OP talk about how he does deals he would have no defense if in fact his activities are subject to licensure.. that's the funny part of BP folks getting on here talking about what they do and a lot of it simply is not within the RE rules.

This should have already been a common practice, but because of the commission structure before the NAR settlement, lots of agents did not execute contracts with buyers in order to gain them as clients. 

[NAR]TP: Over the last 2.5 years, existing home sales have declined month-over-month in 25 out of 30 months.

Think a group effort for such ....perhaps NAR should be fighting this or IREM. 

Compensation has always been fully negotiable, but that has not always been transparent to the consumer. The new changes from the National Association of Realtors focus on transparency and consumer choice. Sellers ar...

It is my understanding that that particular constraint is placed on agents who are members of NAR.

For those that don't know the Aug 17th NAR settlement will now REQUIRE realtors sign a contract with their clients PRIOR to showing their first house. 

As most of you know, the National Association of Realtors set a date of August 17th, if not sooner (depending on the state) to be the day that ALL states change the way buyers work with agents (somewhat). Reminder, wh...