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<p>I believe on the broker side those cannot be contingent on a
result (e.g. a closing or the PC contacting the agent), and
possibly not even set up in advance of the "gift" by way of an
offering.<br>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Kary L. Krismer
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/17/2022 11:37 AM, Chris B wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">All this being said, what about various
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 17, 2022 11:11 AM<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black">It is also a
violation of the RPC’s. If a realtor wants to give
the client a discounted rate for their commission
because the client’s attorney notified them of a
property to be listed, that would probably be ok. But
there can’t be a kick back to an attorney.</span><span
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<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Brokers can
only share commissions with other licensed brokers,
including out of state brokers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<pre><span style="color:black">Kary L. Krismer<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">I just
received a flyer as maybe some of you did from a
realtor in Bellevue stating that if we have a estate
sale of real property and list with him and it sells
he will share up to 20% of his commission with the
attorney who can then pass it it on to client or
keep it as referral fee. The attorney would
obviously have to advise the client of this
arrangement but can the realtor share commissions
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