e****8
发帖数: 485 | 1 向agent打听是否有commission rebate，结果她说这样做是illegal，被发现后问题严
重。请问真的是这样吗？ |
n**p
发帖数: 1150 | 2 换agent
【在 e****8 的大作中提到】
: 向agent打听是否有commission rebate，结果她说这样做是illegal，被发现后问题严
: 重。请问真的是这样吗？
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e****8
发帖数: 485 | 3 谢谢楼上，所以不管全美什么州什么地方，这种rebate都是合法的？还是说虽然不合法
，但是大家都在做？因为好像听说加州华人agent给rebate比较普遍，但是偶们不在加
州，所以不知道这rebate是不是适用？
【在 n**p 的大作中提到】
: 换agent
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w******t
发帖数: 16937 | 4 在哪儿？
谢谢楼上，所以不管全美什么州什么地方，这种rebate都是合法的？还是说虽然不合法
，但是大家都在做？因为好像听说加州华人agent给rebate比较普遍，但是偶们不在加
州，所以........
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【在 e****8 的大作中提到】
: 谢谢楼上，所以不管全美什么州什么地方，这种rebate都是合法的？还是说虽然不合法
: ，但是大家都在做？因为好像听说加州华人agent给rebate比较普遍，但是偶们不在加
: 州，所以不知道这rebate是不是适用？
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o*****p
发帖数: 5952 | 5 是合法的.
【在 e****8 的大作中提到】
: 向agent打听是否有commission rebate，结果她说这样做是illegal，被发现后问题严
: 重。请问真的是这样吗？
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b********t
发帖数: 1500 | 6
Loop up States that ban buyer rebates
http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/real_estate/rebates-details.h
【在 o*****p 的大作中提到】
: 是合法的.
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e****8
发帖数: 485 | 7 谢谢，看过了，看来不是每个地方都是合法的。
【在 b********t 的大作中提到】
:
: Loop up States that ban buyer rebates
: http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/real_estate/rebates-details.h
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w******t
发帖数: 16937 | 8 俺第一帖就问你在哪儿了。
【在 e****8 的大作中提到】
: 谢谢，看过了，看来不是每个地方都是合法的。
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o*****p
发帖数: 5952 | 9 我们在加州. 是合法的. 谢谢您的link.
【在 b********t 的大作中提到】
:
: Loop up States that ban buyer rebates
: http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/real_estate/rebates-details.h
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d********e
发帖数: 2221 | 10 没有设么法律问题，所谓“不合法”是不合州内real estate commission 或类似政府
组织的规定。你没看见doj正准备告这些州吗？要是我就正式书面要求几个agent给
rebate，他们拒绝后你就可以告政府违反antitrust law。这个打赢了你的房子就有了
。 |
k****y
发帖数: 4083 | 11 this agent intentionally lied and spread false information, her action is
illegal, you should make a formal complaint. her 问题 is very 严重.
【在 e****8 的大作中提到】
: 向agent打听是否有commission rebate，结果她说这样做是illegal，被发现后问题严
: 重。请问真的是这样吗？
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M********I
发帖数: 848 | 12 合法的是要做到HUD-1里的
没到hud里的，如果有贷款，就是非法的。涉嫌贷款欺诈
纯现金交易的，好像无所谓。 |
b*d
发帖数: 9308 | 13 我也一直觉得在HUD里面才是合法的。
【在 M********I 的大作中提到】
: 合法的是要做到HUD-1里的
: 没到hud里的，如果有贷款，就是非法的。涉嫌贷款欺诈
: 纯现金交易的，好像无所谓。
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a****t
发帖数: 1056 | 14 http://www.redfin.com/about/press/releases/pr-irs-ruling
http://www.redfin.com/buy-a-home/refund
on redfin, you can get 1.0-1.3% back for regular and foreclosures, and 0.1%
for shortsales
Get More Without Compromise
Typically, the seller of a home pays a commission of 5% which is split
between the seller's agent and the buyer's agent. Traditional brokerages
keep all of their commission.
When you buy with Redfin, we share a portion of our commission with you so
you can get thousands of dollars back without sacrificing service.
How Real Estate Commissions Work with Redfin
How Much You Get Back
Your refund is calculated on a sliding scale and based on the list price of
the home. The more expensive the home, the greater the refund. You'll find
the actual refund amount posted on the details page for the home you're
interested in. Regardless of the actual commission being offered or how much
we can negotiate off the list price, your refund is guaranteed to be the
amount that is posted on our site when you make an offer.
RS Rules That Redfin Does Not Have to Report Commission Refunds as Taxable
Income
SEATTLE - Mar. 7, 2007:
Online real estate broker Redfin Corporation today announced a ruling from
the U.S. Internal Revenue Service that Redfin does not have to issue Form
1099 to customers that receive commission refunds because such amounts
generally are not taxable as income. Redfin is notifying all of its home-
buying customers by mail that the company will not report their commission
refunds to the IRS.
Redfin Direct combines an e-commerce application with the services of a
local, experienced Redfin agent who handles home tours, pricing advice,
offer presentation, negotiations, inspections and the closing process. Home-
buyers who can find a home to buy on their own get two-thirds of Redfin's
commission refunded at closing.
Across Washington and California, Redfin's average commission refund is more
than $10,000. Redfin customers typically apply their refund to closing
costs, which include loan fees, local property taxes and escrow-related
costs as well as an initial mortgage payment. As the commission refund
usually exceeds closing costs by thousands of dollars, Redfin often issues
its customers a check for the excess.
Prior to Redfin Direct, commission refunds in excess of closing costs were
relatively rare, and no ruling existed as to whether such amounts were
required to be reported on Form 1099. Accordingly, Redfin petitioned the IRS
in November 2006 for a ruling, which Redfin received from the IRS last week.
Because an individual or corporation can only petition the IRS on its own
behalf, Redfin could only seek a ruling to clarify its own reporting
obligation, not to address the individual circumstance of each customer's
tax return. The ruling does however state that "a payment or credit at
closing from [Redfin] represents an adjustment to the purchase price of the
home and generally is not includible in a purchaser's gross income.'
In support of its ruling, the IRS cites guidance addressing a non-profit's
down-payment assistance to low-income families buying houses or a
manufacturer's rebate on a car, neither of which are taxable. The full text
of the ruling is available on Redfin's blog.
"Seeking a ruling from the IRS is not an insignificant undertaking," said
Redfin VP of Real Estate Operations David Wilner. "Rather than having
hundreds of customers make inquiries with the IRS on a case-by-case basis,
we felt it was the right thing to do as part of our commitment to supporting
customers through every phase of the home-buying process from offer to
close and beyond."
About Redfin
Redfin (www.redfin.com) is a technology-powered real estate broker that
represents people buying and selling homes. Founded and run by technologists
, Redfin has a team of experienced, full-service real estate agents who are
advocates, not sales-people, earning customer-satisfaction bonuses, not
commissions. Redfin's online tools feature all the broker-listed homes for
sale, as well as for-sale-by-owner properties that don't pay brokers a
commission. The company serves 19 U.S. markets, and has closed more than $5
billion in home sales. Follow us on blog.redfin.com or our Twitter feed @
redfin.
【在 e****8 的大作中提到】
: 向agent打听是否有commission rebate，结果她说这样做是illegal，被发现后问题严
: 重。请问真的是这样吗？
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