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CRMLS removes seller concession fields from platform

Housing Wire

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 

Housing Wire

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

Housing Wire

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. “As an MLS, it is our duty to protect you and your data. . The changes went into effect Tuesday.

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

Housing Wire

The theory is further dependent on every seller returning to each site following the sale to accurately enter the final sales price AND all seller concessions. Here’s a fact: tax records are frequently inaccurate on the actual sales price, and they never account for seller concessions.

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

Housing Wire

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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GSEs will not count buyer agent commissions as IPCs

Housing Wire

If the settlement is approved by the court, although agents and home sellers will not be able to list offers of compensation on the MLS, home sellers may still offer to cover the buyer’s agent fees if they so choose. The Community Home Lenders Association (CHLA) expressed support for the GSEs’ announcement.

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

Housing Wire

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.