Articles tagged with open mandate

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• Buyer Beware: Agent Conmen – and women!

  Buyer Beware: Agent Conmen – and women!

  

  Who's the criminal?

  I’ve been promoting buyer mandates in some of my posts here for a while now. I believe that buyer representation is a good thing. But if someone wants to abuse something, they will surely find a way. And that’s why I’d like to mention the following incident: Read the full Buyer Beware: Agent Conmen – and women! »

• Open Mandates

  Open Mandates

  

  "Open" does not mean "good"

  My mother always insists that, if she ever sells house again, she’ll only grant an open mandate.

  No matter what I tell her about the dangers of open mandates, she won’t budge in her determination. And there are many home owners out there who feel the same. So, I wouldn’t be surprised if this article on open mandates don’t convince you either.
  Read the full Open Mandates »

• Mandates

  Mandates

  

  Mandates have nothing to-do with men... or dating

  A mandate is not an every-day concept to many people. In fact, one of the subjects that seem to baffle most uninformed sellers, is the mandate they have with their real estate agent.

  We have encountered many different ideas of what a mandate is, and we would like to give some clarity through this discussion.

  We’ll tell you exactly what a property mandate is in this article, but as it won’t be much fun, I thought I’d kick off the proceedings with a bit of humour: Here’s a clue for the clueless: Mandates have nothing to-do with men dating, although there might be a small amount of hand-holding involved. Read more about Mandates »