The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) has, for the first time, publicly expressed views on marketing services agreements (“MSAs”) under Section 8 of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures ...

Question: Are Marketing Services Agreements (MSAs) legal or are they no longer permitted? Answer: There has been no specific ruling or order that prohibits Marketing Services Agreements (MSAs).

Blood. . . . A healthy living body cannot operate without blood. If you look carefully at the business of contracting, the service agreement acts as the “blood” in our customer retention and marketing ...

An industry colleague recently made an interesting comment during a conversation we were having about MSAs (Marketing Services Agreements). He was referring to the dynamics between real estate firms ...