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CRMLS removes seller concession fields from platform

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California Regional MLS (CRMLS) has decided to remove fields listing seller concessions from its platform. The nation’s largest MLS also added a field to indicate whether the amount being offered was a dollar amount of a percentage of the sales price of the home. CAR released its updated forms last week.

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Bright MLS updates its platform to conform with NAR settlement 

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Bright MLS , the nation’s second-largest multiple listing service, is set to overhaul its platform this summer to align with new standards stemming from the National Association of Realtors ’ recent settlement of the real estate agent commission lawsuits. Bright MLS also tells agents and brokers that commissions are negotiable.

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Bay East MLS removes field showing seller’s willingness to consider concessions

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17 , some MLSs have allowed agents to continue indicating whether their seller is willing to consider concessions. The Bay East Association of Realtors , located in the San Francisco Bay Area, is taking things a step further by removing its “Concessions Considered: Yes/No” field, according to an announcement on Monday.

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Appraisers say it’s business as usual despite the NAR settlement changes

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Real estate appraisers also rely on MLS data, including information about buyer broker compensation and seller concessions, in order to accurately appraise properties for homebuyers and lenders. But with the terms of the NAR settlement now in effect, much of that data is no longer available via the MLS.

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‘Find buyers before agents!’ Mortgage industry reacts to the NAR settlement

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Loan officers and mortgage executives expect home sellers and homebuyers to negotiate more aggressively on commission paid to buyer agents, potentially bringing costs down. He said he’s also interested in seeing where homes will be listed since they will no longer be required to be in the MLS system.

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America’s top listing agents don’t want to deal with the buyer’s agent commission mess

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“We are changing our approach with a lot of things, and we are doing that with the collateral we put out, there is a video series we put out, and there are obviously conversation we are having with sellers on what it is they need to do, how it needs to be done and what their options are for doing it,” Harvey said.

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Opinion: In a digital world, do real estate agents serve a purpose?

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The basis of the idea goes something like this: in today’s high-tech digital world, there exists abundant online resources whereby any buyer can review any property, compare any property value, draw an accurate opinion of any property value, and even reach out directly to sellers to negotiate a transaction.