From The Allison Ziefert Real Estate Group:
Allison Ziefert and Ginge Calhoun
Principals, Allison Ziefert Real Estate Group/Compass
New Jersey buyers and sellers will be interested to know that on July 10th Governor Murphy signed into law Bill S3192/A4454, known as the Real Estate Consumer Protection Enhancement Act. This law became effective August 1st and this summarize the bill’s impact on real estate landscape:
- All real estate licensees will be required to use written brokerage agreements, which outline services they will provide to all clients over the course of a respective transaction and how much they will be compensated and by whom.
- Per the above, this includes buyers must now sign a representation agreement before touring homes with an agent.
- Per the above, sellers will sign listing agreements that will outline the amount of compensation they would like to offer to both their agent and a buyer’s agent.
- Sellers must provide a fully completed property condition disclosure form before buyers sign a contract. Previously this was optional.
- Listing agents will be required to explicitly disclose who they represent at open houses through the display of signage that explains this to visitors. Buyers will be required to sign in at an open house and indicate if they have signed a buyer representation agreement with an agent.
- “Designated agency” is now allowed in New Jersey. This enables a brokerage to appoint an agent to either side of a transaction at the client’s request.
- Sellers’ agents can no longer disclose compensation in Multiple Listing Services (MLSs) or notify MLSs about cooperative compensation. Consumers and agents will have to go to other sources of information to find out if a seller is offering compensation to the buyer’s agent and, if so, how much.
The goal of this legislation is transparency for all parties which is a good thing! If you have questions about the new changes for NJ real estate and consumers please reach out to us. We are here to help you navigate them.
In addition, we are pleased to share our Mid Year Market Reports for both towns. These summarize the key trends YTD for 2024.
Click here for the Mid Year Market Report for South Orange
Click here for the Mid Year Market Report for Maplewood
Thinking of making a move now or in the future? We would be happy to discuss how the market trends impact you and craft a game plan that makes the most financial and personal sense for you. Reach out to us at hello@njfromatoz.com.
Allison Ziefert and Ginge Calhoun
Principals, Allison Ziefert Real Estate Group/Compass
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The Allison Ziefert Real Estate Group is a top producing real estate team based at Compass in Short Hills, New Jersey. We are local market experts, specializing in real estate and homes in Maplewood, South Orange, Millburn/Short Hills, Montclair/Glen Ridge, West Orange, Morristown and the surrounding New Jersey towns. We’ve also got you covered coast to coast with the best connections to top agents around the country in any market you are exploring. We are driven by earning great testimonials and referral business from happy clients.
