Oppler Op-ed: Compensation Model, MLS Are Pro-Consumer
National Association of REALTORS® President Charlie Oppler is promoting the real estate industry's compensation model and multiple listing service in a new national op-ed, explaining their pro-consumer benefits after the U.S.
Release Date: July 19, 2021 at 2:30 PMNational Association of REALTORS® President Charlie Oppler is promoting the real estate industry's compensation model and multiple listing service in a new national op-ed, explaining their pro-consumer benefits after the U.S. Department of Justice reneged on its settlement with the association.
"Commissions for real estate agents and brokers are negotiable. Always have been. Always will be. Let's put that on the table right now," Oppler writes in the op-ed, which was published by leading industry publisher RISMedia on Monday. "It's the free market at work, and the reality is that the commission structure gives everyday Americans critical advantages they otherwise wouldn't get. That structure is what ultimately makes it possible for many people to realize the dream and benefits of homeownership."
