In real estate, there are everyday habits that feel routine, even harmless, but behind the scenes, many of them cross legal lines most agents don’t even know exist.
It’s handshake agreements instead of written ones.
It’s a “my client said so” text instead of a signed instruction.
It’s forgetting that being someone’s friend isn’t the same as being their fiduciary.
Most agents don’t realize that our “normal” often contradicts the very statutes that govern our licenses.
And when a market correction, a class action, or a client complaint hits, ignorance won’t protect you.
We’re in an era where lawsuits, class actions, and shifting compensation models are rewriting the industry playbook in real time. Yet the core laws have been there since the 1990s. Agents don’t fail because the laws change. They fail because they never understood them in the first place.
What are the non-negotiable rules every agent should be following? How do agents end up in legal traps without knowing? What do the regulations actually say about AI?
We sit down with Deputy Commissioner of the Arizona Department of Real Estate, Mandy Neat and talk about the legal traps most agents don’t see coming and the outdated habits that can cost you your career.
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