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New Wisconsin Home Buying and Selling Rules: What They Mean for Your Wallet

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New Wisconsin Home Buying and Selling Rules: What They Mean for Your Wallet

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  1. NewWisconsinHomeBuyingandSellingRules:What TheyMeanforYourWallet Youmaybewondering,“IsthistherighttimetosellmyhousefastinMilwaukee?”Wisconsin homeownersmovingupordownthepropertyladderhaveanotherchallengetodealwiththis year.Keychangestothebusinessrulesintherealestatemarkethavecomeintoforcesince August,sothebuyerandsellermustbeready.AfteralawsuitagainsttheNationalAssociation of Realtors(NAR),themajorityofthechangesimpactedhowrealestatebrokersarepaid.Hereisa summaryofwhatyouneedtoknowabouttheseupdates. What’sChangingandWhy? Theconventionalcommissionstructurerequiredsellerstopaybetween5%and6%,forwhich halfwenttothefirstagentandtherestwenttothesecondagent.Someexpertsbelievedthat this typeofrelationshipinvariablycreatedissuesofconflictofinterestandcostpressuresonboth entities.Withthenewrules,buyersandsellerswillberequiredtodiscussandagreeon compensationbeforeatransactiontakesplaceinanefforttoreduceunfaircompensation. SettingAgentCommissionsinAdvance Underthenewrules,buyersmustagreetotheiragent’scompensationinadvanceratherthan acceptingwhatevertheselleroffers.Consumeradvocatesrecommendnegotiatingaflatfee insteadofapercentageofthesalepricetoavoidpotentialconflictsofinterest.Thisupfront approachcanhelpyouknowexactlywhereyourmoneyisgoing. NegotiatingCompensation:MoreFlexibility,MoreDecisions Thesettlementalsorequiresmultiplelistingservicestoremoveagentcompensationdetailsfrom propertylistings,promptingbuyersandsellerstonegotiatefeesmoreopenly.Buyerscannow askthatthesellerpaythebuyer’sagentcommission,andsellersmightchoosetoinclude that requestintheiroffer. Thesemodificationsincreasebothflexibilityandcomplexity.Topreventanysurprisesat closing,youandyourmortgagelendermustdiscussanypotentialfinancialeffects. WillTheseChangesLowerHomePrices? Whilesomehopethechangeswilleventuallyloweragentfeesandhomeprices,theimmediate impactonthemarketisuncertain.Expertssuggestthatasbuyersandsellersunderstandthevalue oftheiragents,feescouldevenincrease.Currentmarketconditions—highdemandandlow inventory—willlikelycontinuetodriveprices.

  2. BottomLine:DoYourHomework Theupdatedregulationsbringmoretasksforbuyersandsellersbutalsoofferchancesto cut costs.Spendtimecheckingagreements,posinghardquestions,andbargaining.Grasping the recentshiftsinWisconsin’shousingmarketwillhelpyoumovethroughitmoreeffectively. ForafastandeasysaleofyourMilwaukeehome,considerreliablecashbuyerslikeMetro MilwaukeeHomeBuyer.WebuyhousesinMilwaukeeandthesurroundingswithcash, regardlessoflocationorcondition.Youpicktheclosingdate,andwecoverallcosts,eventhe closingcosts!Thereisnoneedtopaycommissionorwaitforloanapproval.Youwon’tevenneed tospendmoneyonrepairs.

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