Real Estate Representation (Finally) Evolves in Virginia
Q: (Single Agent) Dual Agency - Who Benefits? A: The Realtor July 1 2012 will be a day that many buyers, sellers (and real estate agents, I'd wager) learn that the current world of real estate representation is (supposed to be) about representing clients' best…
Real Estate (Dual) Agency in Virginia – Now Updated with a little Reason
This might seem like inside baseball to some, but if you're involved or thinking about being involved in a real estate transaction in the Commonwealth of Virginia, it's important. I said it nearly five years ago: Dual Agency - Who benefits? The Realtor. "No…
A Bill to Protect Consumers: Specifically Single Agent Dual Agency
Part One of at least Two. Much more to come next week; for now, I'm prepping to show houses in the Charlottesville area for the next three days. As a consumer, would you agree to Single Agent Dual Agency if you were informed about its'…
Blog Wayback – Why Use a Realtor – Decoding NAR-Speak
Blog Wayback again ... From November 2007: Why Use a Realtor - decoding NAR-Speak Inspired by these two comments on the BHB, today I'm going to respond to/pick apart the National Association of Realtors' Why use a Realtor? page. I hope that few consumers had…
Single Agent Dual Agency – Do Consumers Care?
Do consumers care about Single Agent Dual Agency? Maybe. The Code of Virginia states: A. A licensee may act as a dual representative only with the written consent of all clients to the transaction. Such written consent and disclosure of the brokerage relationship as required…
A Cautionary Tale – Yet another Due Diligence Question for Buyers, Sellers and Realtors
The following is an account of a loan horror story recounted by a Charlottesville lender. First, a solution: What Realtors can do to avoid a similar scenario: Work with lenders who have successfully closed at least five loans in the past twelve months of the…
Charlottesville Earthcraft Homes tour – and a brief riff on “is blogging advertising?”
This weekend, April 19 and 20 and next, April 26 and 27, fifteen Earthcraft homes in the Charlottesville region will be open to the public. EarthCraft standards and options are factored into every aspect of home building – site planning, building orientation, low-impact construction techniques…
Seeking a defense of Single-Agent Dual Agency
Will anybody defend the practice of the same Realtor representing both a buyer and seller on the same transaction? Find out at VARBuzz.