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# Transactions and Compliance

 Articles covering how to submit offers, required documents, contract guidelines, and compliance requirements to ensure transactions are complete and approved.

- [Is a flood disclosure required in Florida real estate transactions?](https://kb.easy.realty/is-a-flood-disclosure-required-in-florida-real-estate-transactions)
- [What Documents Agents Can and Cannot Sign on Behalf of the Brokerage](https://kb.easy.realty/what-documents-agents-can-and-cannot-sign-on-behalf-of-the-brokerage)
- [How to Reduce the Listing Price of a Property](https://kb.easy.realty/how-to-reduce-listing-price)
- [What documents does a buyer need to sign when working with Easy Realty?](https://kb.easy.realty/what-documents-does-a-buyer-need-to-sign-when-working-with-easy-realty)
- [When and How to Notify Easy Realty About a Transaction](https://kb.easy.realty/what-question-is-your-when-and-how-to-notify-easy-realty-about-a-transactionarticle-answering)

## Transaction Files and Record Retention

- [What is required vs optional in a transaction file?](https://kb.easy.realty/what-is-required-vs-optional-in-a-transaction-file)
- [What documents am I required to upload when I close a transaction?](https://kb.easy.realty/what-documents-am-i-required-to-upload-when-i-close-a-transaction)
- [Do buyer and seller transaction files have different requirements?](https://kb.easy.realty/do-buyer-and-seller-transaction-files-have-different-requirements)
- [What do you need for a referral‑only transaction?](https://kb.easy.realty/what-do-you-need-for-a-referral-only-transaction)
- [What is required if I am operating as a transaction broker vs a single agent?](https://kb.easy.realty/what-is-required-if-i-am-operating-as-a-transaction-broker-vs-a-single-agent)
- [What happens if I miss a required document in my transaction file?](https://kb.easy.realty/what-happens-if-i-miss-a-required-document-in-my-transaction-file)

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## Agency Disclosure

- [What is the difference between ministerial and non-ministerial duties?](https://kb.easy.realty/what-is-the-difference-between-ministerial-and-non-ministerial-duties)
- [Transaction Broker vs Single Agent: Which should I use?](https://kb.easy.realty/transaction-broker-vs-single-agent-which-should-i-use)

## Home Buying Process

- [How do I write an offer on a single-family home in Florida?](https://kb.easy.realty/how-do-i-write-an-offer-on-a-single-family-home-in-florida-)
- [Showing Agreements vs Buyer Broker Agreements in Florida](https://kb.easy.realty/showing-agreement-vs-buyer-broker-agreement)

## New Construction / Builders

- [How do I work with new construction builders in Florida as a real estate agent?](https://kb.easy.realty/work-with-builders-florida)

## Commissions

- [How Does Commission Flow in a Real Estate Transaction?](https://kb.easy.realty/how-does-commission-flow-in-a-real-estate-transaction)
- [What Does “Commissions Are Negotiable” Mean?](https://kb.easy.realty/what-does-commissions-are-negotiable-mean)
- [What Is a Real Estate Commission Split?](https://kb.easy.realty/what-is-a-real-estate-commission-split)
- [Does Florida Law Set Real Estate Commission Rates?](https://kb.easy.realty/does-florida-law-set-real-estate-commission-rates)
- [Do You Have to Lower Your Commission?](https://kb.easy.realty/do-you-have-to-lower-your-commission)
- [What Happens If You Violate RESPA?](https://kb.easy.realty/what-happens-if-you-violate-respa)
- [Can Real Estate Agents Receive Referral Fees?](https://kb.easy.realty/can-real-estate-agents-receive-referral-fees)
- [What Are Kickbacks in Real Estate?](https://kb.easy.realty/what-are-kickbacks-in-real-estate)
- [What Is RESPA and Why Does It Matter?](https://kb.easy.realty/what-is-respa-and-why-does-it-matter)
- [Can an Agent Accept Payment Outside Their Brokerage?](https://kb.easy.realty/can-an-agent-accept-payment-outside-their-brokerage)
- [What Is the Difference Between Single-Check and Split-Check Closings?](https://kb.easy.realty/what-is-the-difference-between-single-check-and-split-check-closings)
- [Can a Title Company Pay an Agent Directly?](https://kb.easy.realty/can-a-title-company-pay-an-agent-directly)
- [Why Real Estate Agents Must Be Paid Through Their Broker?](https://kb.easy.realty/why-real-estate-agents-must-be-paid-through-their-broker)
- [Why Must Real Estate Agents Be Paid Through Their Broker?](https://kb.easy.realty/why-must-real-estate-agents-be-paid-through-their-broker)
- [Who Can a Real Estate Agent Be Paid By?](https://kb.easy.realty/who-can-a-real-estate-agent-be-paid-by)
- [What Is a Commission Disbursement Authorization (CDA)?](https://kb.easy.realty/what-is-a-commission-disbursement-authorization-cda)
- [Why Does the Brokerage Earn the Commission?](https://kb.easy.realty/why-does-the-brokerage-earn-the-commission)
- [What Is Illegal Fee Splitting in Real Estate?](https://kb.easy.realty/what-is-illegal-fee-splitting-in-real-estate)
- [Who Actually Pays the Real Estate Commission?](https://kb.easy.realty/who-actually-pays-the-real-estate-commission)
- [Why Does the Broker Control All Commission?](https://kb.easy.realty/why-does-the-broker-control-all-commission)

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## Listings

- [Do I Have to Present Every Inquiry to the Seller in Florida?](https://kb.easy.realty/do-i-have-to-present-every-inquiry-to-the-seller-in-florida)
- [Can I List My Own Home as an Easy Realty Agent?](https://kb.easy.realty/can-i-list-my-own-home-as-an-easy-realty-agent)

## Offers

- [How Easy Realty Handles Investor, Subject-To, Seller Financing, Wholesale, and Creative Financing Offers](https://kb.easy.realty/how-easy-realty-handles-investor-subject-to-seller-financing-wholesale-and-creative-financing-offers)

- [Transactions and Compliance](https://kb.easy.realty/transactions-and-compliance#main-content)

    - [Transaction Files and Record Retention](https://kb.easy.realty/transactions-and-compliance#transaction-files-and-record-retention)
    - [Agency Disclosure](https://kb.easy.realty/transactions-and-compliance#agency-disclosure)
    - [Home Buying Process](https://kb.easy.realty/transactions-and-compliance#home-buying-process)
    - [New Construction / Builders](https://kb.easy.realty/transactions-and-compliance#new-construction-builders)
    - [Commissions](https://kb.easy.realty/transactions-and-compliance#commissions)
    - [Listings](https://kb.easy.realty/transactions-and-compliance#listings)
    - [Offers](https://kb.easy.realty/transactions-and-compliance#offers)
- [Getting Paid](https://kb.easy.realty/getting-paid#main-content)

    - [Commission Agreements](https://kb.easy.realty/getting-paid#commission-agreements)
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