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Kim Crump - How has Real Estate Changed as a Result of the NAR Settlement - Real Estate Right Now with Jay Izso

How has Real Estate Changed as a Result of the NAR Settlement?

As many of you know there has been a change in the way Residential Real Estate is being conducted as a result of the NAR settlement. A few of the changes include that the MLS (the system that houses the listing inventory) is not allowed to post anything in regard to who is paying a commission to the buyer’s agent. Or anything about commissions. Another change that we have seen across the country for most states is that the potential buyer must sign a buyers’ agency agreement most of the time agreeing to pay the commission, or portion of the commission, to the buyers’ agent if the seller is not[…]

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MIchael Martin - Questions and Answers About Morgages and Real Estate - Real Estate Right Now with Jay Izso

Q & A: The Relationship Between Mortgage and Real Estate

To say that things are strange in the Real Estate market right now is an understatement. And if you ask the mortgage industry professionals they will tell you the same thing…things are changing and it is a bit unusual. So what are some questions that people often ask about the mortgage industry that we have not addressed or need more clarity on. For example, what are partnerships in the mortgage and real estate industry? What is the role of an “annual Mortgage review”? Should we be refinancing in the current market? What advice would a mortgage lender give a first time homebuyer? Why would mortgage rates move up when the[…]

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Kim Crump - How the NAR Settlement May Affect You - Real Estate Right Now with Jay Izso

How Buying a Home May Change after the NAR Settlement

If you are in the market to buy or sell a home hopefully you have been keeping an eye on the NAR settlement. Many people believe that the settlement will only affect real estate professionals, but that simply is not true. In fact, when the dust settles from the settlement (pun intended) buyers may find that they will be paying out of pocket costs that they simply did not have to pay before. In this episode of Real Estate Right Now, Senior Listing and Buyers Expert Kim Crump with Linda Craft Team REALTORS joins us again to help us understand how borrowing money may change as a result of the[…]

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Kim Crump - How the NAR Settlement May Affect You - Real Estate Right Now with Jay Izso

How Might the NAR Settlement Affect You as a Buyer or Seller?

As the National Association of Realtors settlement draws nearer and changes will inevitably be made to real estate in the summer, the question looms how will these changes affect you? Fortunately, if you are living in North Carolina, because of their proactive nature, there will be change, but probably not as dramatic as the rest of the country. But there is still some panic, uncertainty, and misinformation about who will be affected, how dramatic it may be, and how will real estate be conducted. In this episode of Real Estate Right Now Veteran Sellers and Buyers Expert Kim Crump of Linda Craft Team Realtors joins us to give us a[…]

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Linda Craft - What Does the NAR Settlement Mean to You and Conducting Real Estate - Real Estate Right Now Show

What Does the NAR Settlement Really Mean to You and Conducting Real Estate

What Does The NAR Lawsuit Real Mean for Real Estate? The news has been all over the fact that the National Association of Realtors has settled to pay hundreds of millions of dollars on a law suit. What was this lawsuit really about? Is every state affected the same way? But what does this really mean to the future of doing real estate? How does it affect consumers? And how does it affect real estate professionals? Well time will ultimately tell, but there are some things we do know for sure will need to change as this may not be all that great for the consumer. In this episode of[…]

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