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  <title>Episode 100.5 - Bonus Episode: 2024 NAR Settlement</title>
  <description> Bonus Episode – 2024 NAR Settlement Discussion Thoughts and facts and full truthes about the NAR settlement with actual background and history.  A lot of misinformation out there.  &amp;amp;nbsp;Biased news media and social media participants are looking for clicks, likes, and shares so they get money.  &amp;amp;nbsp;This episode is about the entirety of the truth along with the good and bad of the issue.  &amp;amp;nbsp;History of commissions  &amp;amp;nbsp;Legal issues and practices  &amp;amp;nbsp;How the “news” works  &amp;amp;nbsp;Settlement provisions:  a.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp; Eliminate and prohibit the REQUIREMENT that listing Realtor brokers or sellers must make offers of compensation to a buyer’s agent.  b.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp; Prohibit Realtors from making an offer of compensation on the MLS or disclosing on the MLS any buyer agent compensation, listing compensation, or total compensation.  c.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp; Require Realtor MLSs to eliminate broker compensation fields on the MLS and prohibit the use of any other field in the MLS to display compensation.  d.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp; Eliminate and prohibit any requirements conditioning participation or membership in NAR on offering or accepting offers of compensation.  e.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp; Agree not to create, facilitate, or support any non-MLS mechanism (Ex. Zillow, private websites, etc.) for listing brokers to make offers of compensation to buyer brokers. This rule is not violated if:  f.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp; Unless state or federal (none to date and likely never will) law says differently, all Realtors (again, not all agents) working with a buyer must enter into a written agreement BEFORE the buyer tours any home with the following:  g.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp; Prohibit Realtors from representing that their services are “free” or “no cost” to buyers unless they will not receive any form of financial compensation.  h.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp; Realtors must conspicuously disclose to sellers and obtain seller approval for any commission the listing broker will provide to a buyer’s agent.  i.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp; Realtors must conspicuously state in the contract that broker commissions are not set by any law and are fully negotiable.  j.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp; Realtors must not filter out listings that do not offer commissions.  &amp;amp;nbsp;What happens going forward?  &amp;amp;nbsp;How will things work?  &amp;amp;nbsp;Valuation of property and cash equivalency with mixed commission policies  &amp;amp;nbsp;What else should have been included?  &amp;amp;nbsp;We will get through this like every other bump in history.  &amp;amp;nbsp;Go to  www.ahareep.com  and sign up for the program for only $35, use discount code: legendary15 to save 15% off.  &amp;amp;nbsp;Go to  www.indianarealestateinstitute.com  for Indiana real estate classes. &amp;amp;nbsp;A-Ha LINKS &amp;amp;nbsp;Email info@ahareep.com  &amp;amp;nbsp;Web www.ahareep.com &amp;amp;nbsp;Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AHA.REEP &amp;amp;nbsp;YouTube   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrxAjI5Li4Ll3Epwcyc0i6A </description>
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