District of Columbia

	Limits choice of brokerage services
	Allows brokers to offer rebates to consumers

District of Columbia law requires real estate brokers to present written offers or counter offers to and from the seller and to and from the buyer, even if consumers do not wish to buy these services.

Learn more about:

• Brokerage services: Discount Brokers Can Make Selling a Home Less Costly
• Rebates: Rebates Make Buying a Home Less Expensive

Related documents on the Internet:

• District of Columbia Official Code §47-2853.191, §47-2853.192 requiring real estate brokers to present “in a timely manner all written offers or counter offers to and from the seller and to and from the buyer, even when the property is already subject to a contract of sale.” There is no waiver to this provision.
  

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