Florida outlawed Dual Agency some years ago.  However, they replaced it with something called "Transaction Brokerage", which is remarkably similar to Dual Agency.

we're listing agents and we expect to cobroke every listing.... if buyer agents within our office can't sell our listings, their lives will not be as easy as it is now!!!

Margaret Rome, Baltimore Maryland - just read the headline of the story.

Looking forward to 'verdict' hopefully, soon.

We have 'Designated' seller and buyer agency in MA - and clients have a right to 'undivided loyalty' from their respective agents.

(Of course, this case is about dual agency - where the same agent represents both sides. However, it is mainly about the broker dual agency, am I right?)

It's a tricky situations, but I think the article is too alarmist.

We're trans brokers - kind of similar but no, I'm not following it - I'm following the clinton/trump circus very closely

 The links are no good without membership, it can't be read on my end as a non-Inmann Member.

I am following it Margaret Rome, Baltimore 

Thanks, Margaret!  I'm about to check this one out.

I agree with Debbie Reynolds that this could affect our business in the entire country.

I did see it but I haven't been following it since, Margeret. The results could impact the whole country eventually.

I am now following it! Thanks for the heads up. We don't practice Dual Agency in Texas but can act in Intermediary between seller and buyer.

Yes, I read a post Thomas J. Nelson, Realtor posted on Facebook about it.  Basically boils down to the buyer didn't read the disclosures he signed and now has sour grapes.  There were two different agents on this, but both employed by Coldwell Banker.  Not true dual agency, but close.  He hasn't sued HIS agent, just the listing agent.  This fine upstanding citizen would have sued the listing agent no matter who they were with (IMHO).  This is much ado about nothing.

Margaret, I am fallowing the case.

I have been seeing the headlines in my email, unfortunately clicking any inman links just leads to frustration so I just read the headlines.

I do not have an Inman subscription, so unfortunately I am unable to read the article.

Yes, I read that yesterday .... interesting stuff. 

Not really  - I lived there for over 35 years - there's always something odd going on in the courts there so I tend not to pay much attention

No; I am more focused on my Florida Business right now.

Margaret Rome, Baltimore Maryland This will be an interesting case. It could result in companies not being able to sell their own listings.

It is also on the California Association of REALTORS website too.   Yes, interested to see how this turns out.   

We do not practice dual agency where I represent the buyer and seller. It is very common for a listing agent in a company to have a buyer broker from the same company represent the buyer. It is disclosed when making a showing appointment and again when the offer is out in writing. Not allowing this would shake the industry upside down for buyer agents. 

Thanks.

No. I am not following this article.

Will view it. I like following the agency law in several states. Goes to prove politicians have no clue on what they vote for!

Hi Margaret.  Since I'm not a subscriber to Inman, I can't access this article.

That is a huge deal for Arizona

I haven't till now, but will start. Thanks for the heads-up.

No.  It has no relevance to my jurisdiction.

have not been

Yet another great reason to have your homes professionally measured prior to listing it.  Had the agent paid a professional for that one small (and inexpensive) task, he could have saved this incident from ever happening at all.

I have an issue with both dual agency and the government being involved in too many aspects of our lives!  I anxiously await the decision as I'm sure all broker/owners do!

Thanks for the heads up Margaret.  A

Once again government meddling getting in the way of business

Don't know if Dual Agency is even the issue here, but is turning into the result possibly of abolishing dual agency within a brokerage.

And then you have dual agency where one agent handles both sides, and each side agrees to it. And that works.

I guess in a brokerage, when two different agents each handle either the buyer or the seller, the clients never know they are technically in a "dual agency" relationship? And don't sign off on it? Well, that's a problem that does need fixing.

Oh you bet. There is plenty of discussion and there will be more.  The issue is around brokerage dual agency, and duties owed by both agents toward buyer and seller, and a matter that could have a huge impact here depending on the results of the hearing, today I believe.

Here's another Inman link on the story

This is not going to be good for CA agents but hopefully it will not spread eastward.