This situation is a little different, but unfortunately, somewhat commonplace. Omar Shariff is a real estate agent working with ABC Brokerage. A condominium apartment was listed by Barney Noble of …
Interference With BRA Contract?
Question: A potential Buyer is very upset with their agent. They have signed a Buyer Representation Agreement. How can I deal with this potential Buyer and stay out of trouble? …
Documenting a Co-operating Commission Increase
Question: I am a Listing Agent. The Listing is at 4.0% with 2.0% being offered to the Co-operating Brokerage. The Buyer’s agent wants his side increased from 2.0% to 2.5%. …
Customers in Nova Scotia Real Estate
In the Province of Nova Scotia, customers are just like Ontario. This is the explanation on the website of The Nova Scotia Real Estate Commission: CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP A buyer or …
Contracts for Commission Should be in Writing
Commissions In Writing Question: If you have no contract signed with the seller re your commission amount and you draft a Letter of intent or even an offer and you …
Buyer Offer Registration System (for Buyer Brokers)
Actually, usually there’s no such thing and that’s a potential problem. Consider the following situation, Bob, the Buyer, has been working with Mary, his real estate professional, and Henry, the …
Buyer’s Agent Does Direct Deal with My Seller- Any Recourse?
Question: I had a listing in Ontario, standard 90 day listing for a very aggressive seller. After every showing he would call the buyer’s agent for feedback and to basically …
A Very Poor Explanation of the Buyer Representation Agreement
The Buyer Representation Agreement requires explanation in order to be enforceable Judge J.B. McNulty delivered a Judgment in the case of Century 21 People’s Choice Realty Inc. v. Saleem on …
Understanding the Delivery of Notices under the Agreement of Purchase and Sale
Sometimes, agents can run into difficulty giving or receiving proper Notice pursuant to one or more of the provisions contained in the standard Form Agreement of Purchase and Sale. This …
Validity of Unsigned Buyer Representation Agreements
From time to time, Buyers’ Agents want to know what they can do if the Buyer Representation Agreement is not signed. Actually, that’s a very difficult question. However, there are …