Agent disclosure
Referral fee raises question in real estate transaction
Question: My father recently passed away and my mother is moving to Arizona from Oregon to spend more time with my sister and me. My mother bought a lot in Gilbert near both of us, and she has hired a builder who was recommended to her by her real estate agent, who is a family…
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Question: I loved your recent column saying that a real estate agent has a fiduciary duty to assist the seller in completing the seller’s property disclosure statement. I am an expert witness who represents both sellers and buyers in real estate litigation. In my opinion, a listing agent has a fiduciary duty to assist the seller…
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Question: My Princeton college roommate is an attorney with an international law firm and came into town last week to look at $3 million to $4 million homes in Paradise Valley. I showed him my three listings within his price range, none of which he liked. I then showed him five listings of my deskmate…
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