by REM Editorial Team | Mar 27, 2025 | News
Hyyve is partnering with iCommission to offer Realtors early access to commissions, the Toronto-based platform says. The collaboration allows agents to access portions of their future commission once a listing agreement is signed and the property is listed on MLS,...
by Mike Murphy | Feb 11, 2025 | Legal Issues, News
The recent Sitzer/Burnett v. National Association of Realtors (NAR) case in the U.S. has forced significant changes in how buyer agents receive commissions. NAR settled the case to avoid an “existential” financial threat (more than $5-billion), agreeing to remove...
by Emma Caplan-Fisher | Jan 9, 2025 | News
As the real estate industry gets more competitive and the market more restrictive, some brokerages are offering clients reduced, flat-fee commissions or cash-back up front as financial assistance. While not a new business model, amid the National Association of...
by James R.G. Cook | Nov 10, 2022 | News
Often, an agreement to purchase real estate will have a conditional period to allow for various steps to be completed by either the buyer or seller. An appeal decision in Ontario’s Divisional Court affirmed that a party cannot generally sue for compensation...
by Mario Toneguzzi | Jan 25, 2022 | Featured, Profiles
Save Max, based in Mississauga, Ont., says it is the first Canadian real estate company to pay commissions to Realtors on the same day a deal is signed on a property transaction. It allows agents to focus on growing their business rather than doing part-time jobs to...
