tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37842825.post3759225126421326295..comments2022-11-10T08:45:06.134-06:00Comments on REAL ESTATE, REAL COMPETITION & THE LAW: TAR's antics in Tennessee (H.B. 2095)MICHAEL H. ERDMANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01496568728819068927noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37842825.post-14687372507400073202008-06-25T17:04:00.000-05:002008-06-25T17:04:00.000-05:00I don't believe there is anything that legally and...I don't believe there is anything that legally and/or ethically prohibits a lawyer from giving a cash rebate to his or her client.MICHAEL H. ERDMANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01496568728819068927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37842825.post-58562092323844120102008-05-16T22:36:00.000-05:002008-05-16T22:36:00.000-05:00Tennessee real estate brokers are also not prohibi...Tennessee real estate brokers are also not prohibited from adjusting client's fees or offering them a discounted rate either. <BR/><BR/>We just can't give them cash back.<BR/><BR/>Real estate commissions are, and have always been, fully negotiable between a consumer and a real estate licensee.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37842825.post-71680645294362436922007-05-24T16:24:00.000-05:002007-05-24T16:24:00.000-05:00Thank you for your comment Jim. Nowhere in this c...Thank you for your comment Jim. <BR/><BR/>Nowhere in this country, Tennessee included, is a broker obligated to give a buyer-client a rebate. But if the proposed TN bill becomes law, brokers in Tennessee would lose their freedom to give rebates when they deem it appropriate. <BR/><BR/>Lawyers are not prohibited from adjusting clients' bills, or offering them a discounted rate. Why shouldn't TN brokers enjoy the same freedom?MICHAEL H. ERDMANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01496568728819068927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37842825.post-78826214905516291942007-05-24T16:07:00.000-05:002007-05-24T16:07:00.000-05:00Michael, How much of your paycheck do you rebate b...Michael, <BR/><BR/>How much of your paycheck do you rebate back to your clients???<BR/><BR/>Good for one, good for all; no?Jim Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11994875476852718410noreply@blogger.com