Anthony Lamacchia said threats of severe penalties for commission violations leveled by plaintiffs lawyer Michael Ketchmark and Consumer Advocates in American Real Estate are “unnecessary.”
Source: Inman News
Lamacchia: Knock off the threats to hardworking real estate agents
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