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A new-home developer’s sales contract could be “pretty onerous” and protect the builder over the buyer. A closing date may be stated but not guaranteed, for example. Buyers should read the fine print and consider asking a lawyer to look it over before signing.

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It may be tempting to get a listing signed quickly, but some situations require you to ask questions and be patient to ensure that someone officially authorized to sign a listing agreement does so.

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Banks have tracked data such as race and geography for decades on residential loans, and they’ll soon do it for small biz loans to identify any discrimination bias.

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Dear Shannon: A listing broker allowed a buyer to tour a vacant property they listed for the seller who was out of town. It’s a common practice, everybody does it, and the potential buyer did no harm. Why is this a violation?

 

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The Fair Housing Act was signed into law 55 years ago this month – 56 years ago, it was legal to redline races and tell protected classes where they could/could not live.

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Is it OK to “share” another broker’s listing on social media? If you’re showing someone else’s listing to interested buyers, is it OK to livestream the tour or record a video? In some cases, the answer is, “it depends.” In other cases, it’s “no.”

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What can you do/not do when a listing gets appraised? The answers are out there, though some members don’t call Florida Realtors Legal Hotline until something has gone wrong.

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