Real Estate Corner

For most buyers and sellers the prospect of dealing with a real estate agent brings forth unknown fears. While some agents are genuine and reputable and consider their clients best interest as their top priority, there is no dearth of unscrupulous individuals either who are just trying to make a quick buck at someone else’s expense. As a buyer or sellers of a property, it is your responsibility to choose a real estate agent prudently. So, here is a look at what you should know about real estate agents before you approach one.

New York real estate investor Rubin Schron sued property attorney Leonard Grunstein and his law firm Troutman Sanders LLP , as well as Grunsteins business partner Murray Forman, accusing them of breaching fiduciary duties to benefit themselves at their clients expense.

While most Phoenix-area lenders seem content at the moment to leave commercial property in their clients’ hands by extending loan terms, experts say that in many cases, they are simply postponing the inevitable.

RISMEDIA, March 22, 2010—Social media is taking the real estate industry by storm as real estate companies and professionals alike are using popular sites such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn to keep in touch with their clients and prospects. While the real…

I recently had the privilege of sharing some time and information with a television news reporter who was doing a story on real estate brokers and agencies that refer only those home inspectors to their clients who pay a fee. Both of us were of the understanding that a real estate salesman had a fiduciary responsibility to act in their client’s best interest in regard to the activities leading to the purchase/sale of a house and both of us were shocked to find this to be untrue.