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The DeLeon Insight – September 2025



How New MLS Rules Are Impacting Pricing and Appraisals in Silicon Valley

By Lisa Lombardi, Certified Appraiser Recent changes to Multiple Listing Service (MLS) rules, driven by industry-wide commission reforms, have not-so-quietly changed how transaction details are reported. Most notably, broker compensation and seller…

Legal Updates: New Photoshopping Rules, Stacked Development Near Transit, and Limits on Institutional Investors

By Colette R. Thomason, Esq. We have recently seen several noteworthy updates in the legal real estate arena.  The first new law discussed below has been implemented, the second will be in the summer, and the third is still evolving. 1) Effective…

Referral Fee Transparency Gets a Kickback

By Alexander Lewicki, Esq., Director of Listings “Referral fees,” “incentives” or “kickbacks” (i.e., payment to another individual for the referral of a client) have long been present in the real estate industry. These fees, which often…

What’s Really Happening with Real Estate Commissions?

The Latest Successes from the Integra Law Group, LLP

By Colette R. Thomason At DeLeon Realty, one of the ways we earn our commission is by providing sellers with free legal services through the Integra Law Group when they run into issues with a buyer while in escrow. These issues jeopardize closing and…

Why We Need an Indexed Capital Gains Tax Exemption

By Ken DeLeon, Berkeley Law Graduate, Stanford Graduate School of Business Graduate The following article that I wrote was sent to journalists and inspired articles in Fortune Magazine and The Epoch Times. These articles, which quoted me extensively,…

Court Ruling Fails to Halt Commission Collusion and Price Fixing in Real Estate

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PROPOSED CHANGES TO U.S. TAX POLICY

Proposed Changes to U.S Tax Policy

By Michael Repka, Esq.   LL.M. (Taxation) NYU School of Law THAT COULD IMPACT SILICON VALLEY REAL ESTATE Whenever there is a change in administration, there is an inherent uncertainty related to tax policy. Fortunately, during the presidential…

Eight Things that Make DeLeon Different