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It isn’t always a simple answer. A contract may offer advice, but buyers can sue for “specific performance.” And it’s not just the house – agents representing the buyer and/or seller may also deserve compensation.

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A Realtor sold personal property outside her brokerage as a FSBO (for sale by owner). After the sale, though, the buyer filed a complaint and she was found in violation of Article 12. If it’s a FSBO sale, how is that a violation?

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4 out of 5 RE investors and developers plan to boost their tech budget over the next three years because major complicated decisions increasingly require new tech.

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Samsung’s tech home organizer controls everything from a single app – a big draw for buyers who want a home that’s already set up for future technology upgrades.

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While owners don’t want to give up 3%-ish mortgage rates, a survey found that’s a secondary concern to low inventory challenges making it harder to find a place to go.

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Four private insurance companies received state approval to move policies, though the actual number will likely be lower. Slide will take the most – up to 75K.

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A 143-page Executive Order gives departments a timeline to create AI rules. HUD and CFPB, for example, have 180 days to focus on Fair Housing Act discrimination.

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A proposed rule would allow fair-housing testers to have prior convictions – a way to determine if a landlord illegally turns away renters based on criminal history.

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The Federal Reserve didn’t change interest rates on Wed. because existing tight “financial and credit conditions … are likely to weigh on economic activity.”

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Home prices aren’t coming down, at least not in most of the U.S. The study of Fannie/Freddie data found just 1 of 9 divisions showing “moderate weakness.”

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