By Gerry NeelyB.A., LL.B. When a buyer defaults and the listing agent sues the seller for commission, there have been two lines of legal thought as to whether the listing agent should succeed. The first is “the ordinary understanding of mankind” that when a homeowner employs an agent to find a buyer, the commission is …
By Gerry NeelyB.A., LL.B. It is not every circumstance when an agency will be liable for misrepresentations made by its employee/salesperson. An agency was drawn into legal proceedings when the buyer of a new home sued the agency and the salesperson, who was the builder of the home, on the contractual warranty or for an implied …
By Gerry NeelyB.A., LL.B. “The evidence of Ms. Lederman is compelling as to the importance of exposure to the widest possible market through the MLS®. It presents a simple, economical, and effective method for marketing a property. It has many advantages and no obvious disadvantages. It is the more important and beneficial to a seller …
By Gerry NeelyB.A., LL.B. At last, a decision which I believe reviews, for the first time, the terms of the Exclusive Buyer’s Agent Contract, particularly paragraphs 4 and 6 which deal with an agent’s remuneration and conflicts of interest, respectively. The decision provides some guidelines for licensees who often walk a fine line between balancing …
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