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The Advent of Dual Agency is the Biggest Consumer Scam in Real Estate Big Real Estate Firms Are Addicted to Dual Agency/Double Commissions   When we recommend that consumers avoid big brokerage firms, we do not make that recommendation lightly. Using a big brokerage firm almost guarantees that you will forfeit your right to representation … Continue reading "The Advent of Dual Agency is the Biggest Consumer Scam in Real Estate"

How to Sell Your Home How to Sell Your Home Selling a house is a path often crowded with Realtor traps for even the savviest sellers. CAARE wants to help you avoid the pitfalls and help you reduce the risk of a bad transaction or being exploited. Our instructions are not meant to be thorough … Continue reading "Seller – How to Sell a House (detailed advice)"

Select Your Profession Lenders Media Real Estate & Class Action Lawyers Real Estate Professional Regulators Legislator Sampling of News and Blog Articles in Which CAARE was quoted (new section) 1. Should you buy a home through the seller's agent (click here to read). By Marcie Geffner at HSH.com 2. FHA PFS Program Changes (click here … Continue reading "Professional Resources – Media"

Select Your Profession Lenders Media Real Estate & Class Action Lawyers Real Estate Professional Regulators Legislator Broker Liability Litigation for Civil and Enforcement Lawyers The level of anti-consumer and anti-competitive residential real estate practices is at an all-time high. Real estate licensing laws that got their start in consumer protection have mutated into laws that … Continue reading "Professional Resources – Lawyers"

How to Sell Your Home Selling a house is a path often crowded with Realtor traps for even the savviest sellers. CAARE wants to help you avoid the pitfalls and help you reduce the risk of a bad transaction or being exploited. Our instructions are not meant to be thorough and can vary from state … Continue reading "How to Sell Your Home"

How to Buy a House in Minnesota  1.  Hire a real estate attorney. Find a MN attorney who is familiar with how to negotiate Realtor fee agreements, residential real estate transactions, title insurance and who is not afraid to call attention to Realtor malfeasance. Here is a list of attorneys who volunteer on the Real … Continue reading "How to Buy a House in Minnesota"

To avoid another foreclosure crisis, we need to ensure that consumers are receiving the advice and counsel for which they have contracted. A study is needed to determine the frequency and role of dual agency in foreclosed properties. Lenders should be particularly concerned about dual agency.