Amy Fontinelle is a freelance writer, researcher and editor who brings a journalistic approach to personal finance content. Since 2004, she has worked with lenders, real estate agents, consultants, ...

Most people familiar with the housing market know that a buyer’s agent works for the buyer, a listing agent for the seller, but there’s a third category that’s much more mysterious: the dual agent.

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It’s considered the dark side of real estate — dual agency representation. The term means one agent represents both sides in a single real estate transaction: the buyer and the seller. Legal in only a ...

Most home sales have two real estate agents representing the buyer and the seller, but some home sales use one agent to represent both sides of the real estate transaction. While it’s legal in most ...

Oftentimes, a homebuyer and seller have a different real estate agent, but in 10% to 20% of home sales, both parties have the same agent. However, this practice, called dual agency, can sometimes ...

Commercial real estate brokerage is a profession filled with traditions and legacy, passed through generations of new agents — and it is one that has long been resistant to reform. But a pair of ...

In spring of 2017, Pamela Goldstein spotted a $599,000 listing for a Colonial-style four-bedroom home in the Hartsdale section of Greenburgh. She contacted the listing agent, Gino Bello at Houlihan ...

In a hot seller’s market, a homebuyer will try just about anything to get a leg up on the competition and — when possible — strike a deal in their favor. Talk of escalation clauses, appraisal ...