Updated!Russian Real Estate Brokerscertified in Moscow, Russia to co-broke in marketing and selling properties from ANY country to Russian buyersHow to choose a Realtor/Co-Broker in Russia?There are no Realtor licensing bodies in Russia, no laws that require Russian real estate Brokers to be licensed, and no specific laws to regulate Russian real estate Brokers' activities and commissions.
How should you evaluate a particular Russian Realtor in terms of their qualification, reliability and ethic? That's a tough question to answer lacking legal regulations and requirements.
Luckily, a solution to this problem can be found, as there are several associations of Realtors in Russia that are concerned about this situation and perform VOLUNTARY CERTIFICATION of their members.
Russian real estate Brokers certified by Moscow Association - Guild of RealtorsMoscow Association - Guild of Realtors (MA) is one of the most important among Russian real estate associations.
It started as the association of 33 Realtors in Moscow in 1994, now there are more than 100 corporate members and growing.
The goal and purpose of MA are education of its members and standardization of the real estate industry in Russia. Experiences and achievements of world's Realtors associations are being used as the basis for these activities.
MA accepted the Code of Ethics and Standard of Practices that regulate its members' real estate related activities in the absence of specific real estate laws and Realtors' licensing system in Russia.
MA performs certification of its members since 2002. So, sticking with the MA members, the Realtors who have imposed high ethic standards upon themselves, you can't go wrong choosing a real estate partner in Russia to co-broke.
MA pays close attention to working with foreign real estate - there is a Committee on Foreign Real Estate in the structure.
Certified Moscow Real Estate Brokers selling foreign properties to RussiansThere is a list of corporate members (approximately 100 now) on the MA website. There are 22 MA certified Brokers who have various foreign countries listings for sale on their websites, among the members.
The MA site and members' websites are all in Russian as they are aimed at buyers in Russia, but those Russian real estate Brokers who deal with properties from various foreign countries usually speak some English or have an English - speaking staff.
Any of the Brokers on the List might become your potential partners in selling your properties to Russian buyers.
Real estate Agent/Broker's fees and commissions are not regulated in Russia; a common practice is to get half of your commission in case of a foreign sale, but it's all negotiable.
Broker agreements are usually non-exclusive in Russia, so you can work with several partners at the same time if you wish.
Each MA Broker's information on the List of 22 contains a company's name transliterated into English, short description, website, foreign listings URL (for you to have an idea about their online marketing possibilities) and contact information.
It's a common practice among Russian real estate Brokers to ask website visitors to fill a request form for any type of foreign properties the visitors want to buy, but can't find on the site at this time, so their websites might be generating a demand for properties they don't represent now - so, feel free to offer your listings even if you don't see your country on a Broker's recent list.
How can I help you in establishing partnership with Russian real estate Brokers in Moscow?You can get the List of Moscow certified Russian real estate Brokers, annotated in English with the Brokers' contact information included, emailed to you for $99. Some advice on how to deal with Russian real estate Brokers, what to expect, etc., will come with the List.
I can email each Broker on the List on your behalf with your business offer both in English and Russian, with a copy to you, for $149. You provide the English text of the offer.
I can prepare the text of your business offer in both languages, email it to each Broker on the List, with a copy to you, for $199. You supply me with the information on your business and properties.
Please contact me with your choice for invoicing by email, at olga.kellen at english-and-russian dot com or through my CONTACT page.
P.S. My Guarantee: If any of the email addresses on the List is bad (you know, things happen on the Internet) and your message returns undelivered, please forward it to me. I'll say "thank you" for cleaning up the List and provide you 2 other contacts for 1, free of charge of course.
P.P.S. Discount:There is also the List of Russian Real Estate Brokers in St. Petersburg. You can get both Lists of St. Petersburg and Moscow Realtors with 20% discount.
Sincerely yours,
Olga Kellen,
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