Consumer Guide Update: Listing Agreements

Louisiana REALTORS® • October 17, 2024

As previewed last week, we are pleased to share the latest installment in our “Consumer Guide” series on listing agreements. This resource covers what a listing agreement is and guidance to help sellers determine the option that will work best for them.

 

As a reminder, the guides in this series are available for download—in both English and Spanish—on facts.realtor. Please allow a few days for the Spanish version of the latest resource to be translated and uploaded. For ease of reference, below is a running list of the resources published to date:

 

 

Thank you for your continued engagement with the guides in this series, and for sharing the positive and constructive feedback that helps us to make these guides as relevant as possible for members and consumers. As you share these guides widely with your colleagues and clients, we do want to remind everyone that these guides are for informational purposes only and are not meant to enact or change any existing NAR policy.

 

Be on the lookout for next week’s guide on Wednesday, which will cover the “Top 10 Questions to Ask Your Buyer’s Agent.”

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