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Meet The Steve Morgan Group Steve Morgan is the group President and a licensed broker. Steve has been in the real estate business for over 18 years and is consistently one of the top brokers in Maine. He is currently President of the Androscoggin Valley Board of Realtors and board Realtor of the year in 1995/1996. In the mid 90's Steve took on an assistant in order to give personalized service to every one of his client's needs. His business grew over the years through many referrals of past buyers and sellers that benefited from the exceptional service provided to them. The growth was so great that he decided to incorporate a group dynamic so that every client knows that their smallest to biggest concern is receiving top priority. Chandra Dionne, an associate broker, is the office manager and closing coordinator for the Steve Morgan Group. It is her job to help with the closing process of selling or buying your home. She communicates with your lender, closing company, home inspectors, appraisers and circumvents any problems that may arise. She maintains our website and handles all print advertising while watching closely to determine where each property is being advertised most successfully so she may target that advertising for maximum effectiveness. Mona Whitworth, an associate broker, is the client care coordinator and Listing specialist for the group. She will come out to your home, take photos and gather pertinent information on your property to input and maintain in numerous websites, as part of a full marketing plan. Additionally, she sets up showings on all of our listings and before a broker takes a potential buyer out to your home, she has already given them relevant information for a successful showing. She is available by phone anytime of day and distributes all calls accordingly. Donna Fenton, an associate broker, is our full time buyer agent. She is a life long resident of the Lewiston/Auburn area and currently resides in Lewiston with her husband and 4 children. Donna develops and maintains all aspects of the buyer/client relationship and finds great pleasure in finding the perfect home for her clients. She designs and follows through with a specific plan for each client to ensure 100% satisfaction. She enjoys first time home buyers, investment clients and loves to help buyers relocate. 
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Agency >Who Pays the Commission
Does it cost the homebuyer more to be represented by a buyer's agent who serves their interests exclusively? No, because the listing agent splits the sales commission, which is customarily paid by the seller of the home, with the buyer's agent. The sales commission split is usually 50-50, but the listing agent and buyer's agent will sometimes make another agreement and split the commission unequally.
There is one very unusual circumstance in which the homebuyer might pay a commission to their buyer's agent. The real estate agent might show the buyer a local "for sale by owner" (FSBO) home which the client decides to purchase. In most cases, the FSBO seller who is presented with a qualified buyer is glad to pay the buyer's agent a reduced fee of about 3 percent, or half of a normal sales commission. But the FSBO seller could stubbornly refuse to pay the buyer's agent any commission whatsoever. In that case, the buyer's agent would legitimately expect the buyer to pay the sales commission, in fair exchange for the agent finding the FSBO home and negotiating a successful transaction.
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What five basic components of a "smart home" can be controlled by technology?
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Lighting and window treatments, security and access control, data communication, environmental/energy management, and audio/video entertainment can all be operated by a "smart home". |
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