Top U.S. Law Firm Warns Against Joint Ventures
Real estate agents who participate in joint ventures should be wary, a top law firm says.
Tag: affiliated business arrangement
What to Look for in Your Contract: Affiliated Business Arrangement Disclosures
A real estate contract can be over 50 pages long. How can you know what to look for in your contract? Affiliated Business Arrangements (“ABA”) are agreements between two or more parties in a real estate transaction that allow for the services...
Too Good to be True
Have you ever been presented a scenario in life, and thought, this must be too good to be true? We all, at some point, have had that feeling, right? Maybe it was an email that told you a foreign prince just needed your help to transfer...
What really drives high closing costs? (Hint: It’s not home prices)
The tallies are in, and the District of Columbia officially ranks No. 1 for the highest average closing costs in the nation, according to a report on closing costs that ran last month in the Washington Post.Open Closing Cost Comparison...
Why Every Agent Should Refer Their Clients To An Independent Title Company: Part 1
Guest contribution written by Alex Craig, a real estate agent based in Lansing, Mich.
Affiliated business arrangements and joint ventures are all too common in our industry.Specifically, it seems like every real estate broker — from small...