The Ken Jones Real Estate Show

Should Sellers Pay Buyer Agents?

This is one of the most hotly debated and controversial issues in the residential real estate brokerage business and has serious legal and financial implications for home sellers, homebuyers, and real estate agents.

In this episode, Ken explains the substance of the lawsuits, judgments, and settlement agreements against the National Association of REALTORS®, as ...

If you're a real estate agent, you know the residential real estate business has just undergone some historically radical changes.

Now that all the big changes from the National Association of REALTORS® lawsuit settlement agreement have gone into effect, now what?

How is this going to impact your business?

Are you going to make less mone...

Buyer agents are now legally required to have a home buyer sign a buyer-agency contract outlining a variety of things, including how long the contract will be and how much the buyer may have to pay them before the agent is even allowed to show that buyer a house; a house the buyer may not even like.

In this very short DO-NOT-MISS episode of The Ken Jones Real Estate Show, Ken discusses this overburdensome regulation that puts the b...

There's a historically chronic problem in the real estate brokerage industry, specifically in the residential real estate brokerage industry. A problem that is going to have very serious consequences on that sector of the real estate brokerage industry unless something major is done to correct it.

That problem is the virtual absence of professional training of residential real estate agents, especially regarding their understanding...

There's an old saying in the real estate brokerage business that says, you've got to list to last.

In this episode of The Ken Jones Real Estate Show, I explain why becoming a listing agent is more important than ever due to all of the changes that are taking place in the residential real estate brokerage industry will likely wipe out a large percentage of buyer agents.

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Are all these lawsuits against NAR and the major real estate brokerage firms providing a valuable service to the general public?

Did the Biden Administration play a part in generating or promoting these lawsuits? If not, why did the Department of Justice (DOJ) get involved in them?

Why is it only the residential real estate brokerage sector of the greater real estate brokerage industry being singled out in these lawsuits?

Is it all...

There have been a significant number of unusual events surrounding the numerous lawsuits against the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) and many of the major residential real estate brokerage firms in the United States.

In this episode of The Ken Jones Real Estate Show, I identify many of these unusual events, my analyses of them, and what leads me to question if the federal government, through the use of the U.S. Department o...

The settlement of the latest lawsuit against the National Association of REALTORS® and major real estate brokerage firms (which is pending court approval) has residential real estate agents concerned about the future of their businesses.

In this episode of The Ken Jones Real Estate Show, Ken explains the issues and provides insight as to how agents can use what appear to be very damaging events to their advantage in providing a new...

There seems to be a growing negative reaction to the new commission sharing changes brought about by the verdict against the National Association of REALTORS®, Keller-Williams, and Home Services of America, Inc.

In this episode of The Ken Jones Real Estate Show, I lay out the most serious of these negative reactions and offer my views on why I believe this one, if actually carried out, may cause even more serious legal sanctions on...

A lot of real estate agents and brokers are unaware of what branding is and what it's not. They also interchangably use the terms "marketing" and "advertising," as if they were the same thing (which they definitely are NOT).

In this episode of The Ken Jones Real Estate Show I define each of these terms, explain their proper use, and give practical examples of each so they can be easily remembered.

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In the 30 states (including my home state of New Jersey) that permit a real estate agent to act as a Transaction Broker, they provide Buyer-Agents what I think is the perfect solution to work with buyers and continue to be paid from the listing agent's commission.

Listen to this episode of The Ken Jones Real Estate Show, and I'll explain why and how to perform as a Transaction Broker.

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CHANGE is the only constant that continually occurs throughout the entireties of both our personal and business lives; it is an inevitable and unavoidable fact of life.

As for the changes that occur in our businesses, they're generally easier to predict and to prepare to overcome.

So, why do most real estate agents fear change and do nothing to anticipate future changes and prepare for them? Don't they know that if they don't chang...

The fallout over the landmark $1.78 billion verdict against the National Association of REALTORS®, Keller-Williams, and Home Services of America, Inc. continues to deepen and expand throughout the far corners of the residential real estate industry, including a featured article in the Sunday, November 19, 2023 edition of the New York Times.

In this episode of The Ken Jones Real Estate Show, I answer some of the most popular questio...

Considering the fact that the National Association of REALTORS® and major national real estate brokers were found guilty of conspiring to overcharge home sellers and the jury awarded the home sellers $1.78 billion in damages, the question many residential real estate agents are asking is, will residential buyer agents continue to exist?

If you're a buyer agent, a prospective home buyer, or a real estate broker-owner, you won't want...

If you're a W-2 employee who wants to learn the first steps you must take to start building your personal wealth by investing in real estate, listening to this episode of The Ken Jones Real Estate Show.

In this episode, I tell you what the most important preliminary steps are that must be taken, and the order in which they should be done before you buy your first inves...

The issue of real estate agents who represent property owners sharing their commission with a buyer's agent (or a tenant's agent) has become front and center in a major class-action lawsuit against the National Association of REALTORS®.

In this episode of The Ken Jones Real Estate Show, Ken Jones does a deep dive to explain the legal and ethical reasons why both residential and commercial listing real estate agents should NEVER sha...

In this episode of The Ken Jones Real Estate Show, listen to Ken explain his "Small Ball" real estate investment strategy and its many options that will help the small investor build wealth.

If you're an individual who works for a living and you're interested in building your personal wealth by investing in real estate, but you have no knowledge or experience about how or where to start, this episode of The Ken Jones Real Estate Sh...

In this info-packed episode of The Ken Jones Real Estate Show, Ken discusses the major class-action lawsuit against NAR (which is the acronym for the National Association of REALTORS®) and four major real estate brokerage firms filed against them by several homeowners who are claiming damages that, theoretically, could amount to billions of dollars.

Ken identifies all the players, breaks down and explains the issues and allegations...