The real estate landscape is changing, and staying informed is more important than ever. Recent legal actions have reshaped how real estate agents are compensated, bringing new dynamics to the way home buyers and sellers navigate the market.
In a landmark decision, a federal jury found that the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and several major brokerages conspired to keep commissions high. As a result, real estate agent compensations for both the buyer and seller are undergoing significant changes.
One of the most notable shifts is that home sellers are no longer automatically responsible for paying both their and the buyer’s agent. Now, buyers may need to negotiate and pay their agents directly. Also, buyers will no longer be able to view homes for sale with an agent, without first signing a buyers’ agency agreement. These changes are nationwide, with EVERY brokerage firm, and not optional.
As your dedicated agent, I’m here to help you understand these updates and explore the best strategies for your unique situation. Whether you have questions about agent compensation changes or want to discuss your options about how to buy or sell a home within the confines of the new requirements, I’m just a call or email away. Together, we can ensure your next real estate move is informed and successful.
Erin Harold is an International Real Estate broker. Her areas of expertise include residential and commercial real estate, real estate investing, horse properties, farm and ranch properties, vineyard properties, golf properties, resort properties, island and waterfront properties, ski chalet properties, real estate management, and all areas of international real estate around the globe.
Erin has lived in New York, Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. She has lived in the Seattle area for nearly two decades and is well versed with all of its distinct neighborhoods. She can find you the most intriguing legacy properties in this living masterpiece that is Seattle, or tranquil properties that are their own works of art, in its majestic surrounding areas.
Whether locally or globally, she can find exactly what you dream about.
Erin has a reputation for excellence and a unique talent for understanding her clients every desire. She can find exactly what they are looking for every time and deliver that to them professionally, efficiently, and precisely. She is unparalleled in customer service, and embodies all of the qualities that discerning clients appreciate. She is sophisticated, confident, inviting, discreet, savvy and refined. As a result she has developed a very loyal clientele who are 100% satisfied with their results.
She artfully unites extraordinary homes with extraordinary lives.
Throughout her career, she has built a large community of influential business associates locally, nationally, and internationally. She elegantly connects architecture, building and permitting, real estate investing and marketing, real estate law, and the first time home buyer. Erin has the expertise to provide for anything that her clients may need and the resources available to assist them in finding the right answer to their questions.
Erin will show you what she is known for: Excellence, results, and exceptional customer service.
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