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A listing agent is given the chance to talk about a new listing at a sales meeting. After describing the listing the agent urges the other agents to come in with anything as the sellers must sell quickly because of a corporate transfer. Two days later a buyers agent brings an offer much lower tha...

The comments to yesterday's dilemma tells the solution. State law and broker policy will determine if rhe buyer is a customer or client. The listing agent would need the sellers written permission to offer concessions.

You take a listing and agree to only represent the seller.  You hold your new listing open and encounter the buyer who loves the property but is worried about thier finances.  You suggest they ask the seller for concessions in the contract to work with the lenders down payment assissted loan.  Th...

Here is your ethical dilema for today.  What would you do if you went on a listing appointment where the elderly seller indicates that they would be dilighted with an offer of $100,000. for thier home.  You know the property to be worth much more than that.  You are an ivestor in properties in th...

Another common conflct I encounter should the buyers agent attend the home inspection with the buyer and does the seller have a right to be there?

As an instructor I encounter a lot of agents. When I discuss buyer agency and an agents duties to the client. I notice that we seem to be divided as to weather or not we should give financial counseling to our buyer clients. My position is that we do. Maybe a lack of counseling is a contributer t...