Opinion
Secret profits, deceitful acts or undisclosed compensation by Realtors could lead to action from multiple enforcement bodies, including NAR, MLSs and state regulators, Summer Goralik writes
Nov 12
With more supervision layers required due to NAR's settlement, consider these tasks, policy ideas and suggestions when updating your systems, compliance expert Summer Goralik writes
Oct 22
Opinion
What happens if the listing agent won’t return your phone calls? Compliance expert Summer Goralik has the answers you need. Don't let another agent’s unresponsiveness stand in your way
Oct 8
Opinion
Compliance expert Summer Goralik tackles why the commission-splitting debate remains unresolved and whether listing agreements should still include buyer agent compensation fields
Oct 1
Opinion
The new commission rules are confusing. Compliance expert Summer Goralik unpacks whether it’s possible to confirm if a seller is willing to compensate buyer’s agents
Sep 17
Opinion
The new commission rules are confusing. Compliance expert Summer Goralik unpacks how these new rules promote consumer transparency
Sep 10
Opinion
The new commission rules are confusing. Compliance expert Summer Goralik unpacks whether listing agents can mention buyer’s agent compensation in the private remarks on the MLS
Sep 2
Opinion
With confusion around the new commission rules, compliance expert Summer Goralik unpacks whether listing agents should verify signed buyer-broker agreements before showing a property
Aug 27
Compliance expert Summer Goralik has the answers to queries from '13 more questions agents should ask about commission settlements' as we head into the post-settlement transition
Aug 20
Opinion
With all the commission confusion surrounding the new rule implementation, compliance expert Summer Goralik answers your burning questions
Aug 16
Opinion
With all the commission confusion as we near the Aug. 17 implementation deadline, compliance expert Summer Goralik is here to answer your burning questions, starting with concessions
Aug 13
Clients are watching you now more than ever, compliance expert Summer Goralik writes. Here's how to implement best practices now, so you can avoid complaints as the industry shifts
Jul 16
Real estate compliance expert Summer Goralik looks at the projected prevalence of dual agency and offers a prescription for determining whether it's the best option for agents and their clients
Jun 4
Real estate professionals would be wise to think like regulators and prioritize compliance when evaluating the potential use of AI in their business, compliance expert Summer Goralik writes
Mar 11
Opinion
According to compliance expert Summer Goralik, it's time to ask important questions, adopt new business protocols and engage in different types of conversations or scripts with clients
Nov 27
Opinion
When you wear the hat of the designated broker, the stakes are very high. It's about staying on the right side of best practices so that you can keep your brokerage and your agents on the right side, as well
Sep 1
Opinion
Document and record everything: You'll be glad you did in the event of a dispute
Jan 14
Opinion
Is it all doom and gloom? Not at all. Every broker who engages in property management can do the right thing
Dec 31