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	<title>Comments on: How Did the Banks Get Agents to Shoulder the Load?</title>
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		<title>By: KATY</title>
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		<dc:creator>KATY</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:36:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Bless you..  Still an additional remarkable contribution, undoubtedly the key reason why I return for a website often!!</description>
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		<title>By: cindyjones</title>
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		<dc:creator>cindyjones</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:04:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Lauren-Since taking on paying the sellers bills violates our current listing agreement I would think our RE Board might want to take a look at the practice.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lauren-Since taking on paying the sellers bills violates our current listing agreement I would think our RE Board might want to take a look at the practice.</p>
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		<title>By: cindyjones</title>
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		<dc:creator>cindyjones</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:03:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Riley-I&#039;m curious how this all started as well as why as agents would accept the responsibility for all the fees.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Riley-I&#8217;m curious how this all started as well as why as agents would accept the responsibility for all the fees.</p>
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		<title>By: Lauren Mitchell ~ Toronto Real Estate</title>
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		<dc:creator>Lauren Mitchell ~ Toronto Real Estate</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:36:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Cindy,

I read your post, then read it again to make sure I hadn&#039;t misunderstood. I&#039;m sure there are many agents working foreclosures under this &quot;arrangement&quot; who must flip a coin to decide whether to pay their own utility bill or those of their listings at month&#039;s end. Can your local boards not lobby on your behalf to put the brakes on such an onerous practice?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Cindy,</p>
<p>I read your post, then read it again to make sure I hadn&#8217;t misunderstood. I&#8217;m sure there are many agents working foreclosures under this &#8220;arrangement&#8221; who must flip a coin to decide whether to pay their own utility bill or those of their listings at month&#8217;s end. Can your local boards not lobby on your behalf to put the brakes on such an onerous practice?</p>
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		<title>By: Riley Smith &#124; Coconut Grove Realtor</title>
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		<dc:creator>Riley Smith &#124; Coconut Grove Realtor</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:14:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This is quite surprising.  I would do practically anything for my clients, but not in this case.  Especially when you are dealing with a bank, who knows if you would ever get reimbursed.  Great post!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is quite surprising.  I would do practically anything for my clients, but not in this case.  Especially when you are dealing with a bank, who knows if you would ever get reimbursed.  Great post!</p>
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		<title>By: cindyjones</title>
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		<dc:creator>cindyjones</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:54:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Susan-You said it well HOPE.  I think the banks do pay in the end but in the meantime it is an agents hard earned money that is on the line.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Susan-You said it well HOPE.  I think the banks do pay in the end but in the meantime it is an agents hard earned money that is on the line.</p>
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		<title>By: cindyjones</title>
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		<dc:creator>cindyjones</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:53:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Julie-I was beyond surprised when I spoke with an agent who has thousands of dollars of receivables every month while carrying bank listings.  I&#039;m not willing to put out my money for a lender who has far deeper pockets than I do.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Julie-I was beyond surprised when I spoke with an agent who has thousands of dollars of receivables every month while carrying bank listings.  I&#8217;m not willing to put out my money for a lender who has far deeper pockets than I do.</p>
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		<title>By: Susan Hilton - Texas Aggie Realtor in College Station Home Sales</title>
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		<dc:creator>Susan Hilton - Texas Aggie Realtor in College Station Home Sales</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 01:49:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You asked WHY the banks don&#039;t set something up and take responsibility for their own properties - because they don&#039;t have to!!! Agents will do it for them, will take responsiblity for the debt and HOPE they get paid.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You asked WHY the banks don&#8217;t set something up and take responsibility for their own properties &#8211; because they don&#8217;t have to!!! Agents will do it for them, will take responsiblity for the debt and HOPE they get paid.</p>
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		<title>By: Julie Emery</title>
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		<dc:creator>Julie Emery</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:04:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Preach it, sister! Yeah! This is the craziest business model I&#039;ve ever seen. I guess as long as there are so many agents, many will feel pressured to accept whatever conditions are offered. But it&#039;s a bad long term business strategy!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Preach it, sister! Yeah! This is the craziest business model I&#8217;ve ever seen. I guess as long as there are so many agents, many will feel pressured to accept whatever conditions are offered. But it&#8217;s a bad long term business strategy!</p>
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