http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/connecticut/bethany/ Bethany, CT News http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/connecticut/bethany/content/f80b428a3a0a8ee2f35ef490bd130c06.html Monday when the school bus didn't show BethanyAnne Bouchard sent her daughter to Hartford Magnet Middle School in a cab http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/connecticut/bethany/content/544e7c4b7fe3b18c8046425898a38d77.html NEW MILFORD The theme song to the Broadway musical Phantom of the Opera Tuesday proved an apropos prelude to the school district's announcement of Teacher of the YearThe swelling strains left little doubt for many attending the faculty's welcome ceremony in the high school auditorium that this year's selection was the high school's choral and allschool musical director Robert Keck http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/connecticut/bethany/content/11a8200bb2550c9e772b16ba7f4267d2.html By ELLEN YANNewsdayMELVILLE NY A house listing used to be an agent's best friend but now a qualified buyer is a real gemSo before one gets away along with a potential commission broker Wayne Frankel wants buyer's agent contracts signed and he'll give an agent one point toward a yearly prize for each loyal house hunterIt's like nabbing a house listing except here the contract sets up a fiduciary relationship between the buyer who agrees to exclusive representation for a period and the agent who commits to the buyer's interestsSellers are a dime a dozen said Frankel the broker owner of Exit Realty Premier in Massapequa Park NY There are not enough buyers out there Think of it like this: For every 10 homes there are two buyers No matter how wellpriced the other homes are eight of them are not sellingIn this slower market agents have seen the upside in buyer's agent contracts which have existed for decades but have not been the norm on Long Island partly because it requires more research into potential problems Usually the agent who brings a buyer to a house acts like a subagent for the seller and doesn't have to point out defects that can bring down the price Being a buyer's deputy is a switch in mindset as house hunters and agents figure out their rights and dutiesIn the past Huntington NYbased agent Cori Kaplan rarely needed to hustle for buyeragent agreements her house listings never expired But these days 20 percent of her listings are expiring and this has pushed her to focus on what felt more natural: representing her buyers in a saleIf I've been taking someone out for three four five months looking for houses I have a relationship with them Kaplan saidIn the past 12 months Bethany Marten founder of the Baldwin NYbased Home Buyers' Resource Center said she's been seeing more phony buyers' agents who show homes from the best possible angle instead of pointing out defectsWhen they go to show a listing for instance they don't even disclose who they're working for They act like they're negotiating on behalf of the buyer and if you ask 'Who are you working for' they're like 'Uh the seller pays me right Well I'm working for the seller'Long Island Board of Realtors president Mohsen Zandieh said some buyers' agents represent the buyer on one house and not the next You cannot change hats left and right he saidFor both sides' sake contracts should be written not verbal said Zandieh broker owner of Arash Real Estate in Little Neck NY How the agent gets paid can be confusing and the commission along with other terms such as length of contract varies from office to office he saidIn July musician manager and real estate investor Nino DiBenedetto signed a sixmonth buyerbroker deal with Frankel He was tired of agents wasting his time He trusts Frankel but isn't sure how much he'll benefit from going with one brokerWill it necessarily give you a better price DiBenedetto asked I can't say that for certain But I can say a lot of the legwork gets taken awaySETTING THE GROUND RULESWhat to get in writing before signing a buyer's contract: What is the agent's commission Will it be negotiated with the seller's agent and wrapped up in the price of the house How will problems with commission and other contract terms be settled What happens if the seller and the seller's agent disagree with the buyer's agent commission What research will the agent do on each house How long will the contract last Is there a nonrefundable retainer fee to the agent or broker for signing the contract If a deal is struck on a house that the buyers find on their own is the buyer's agent owed anything After the contract expires what is the agent owed if there's a closing or deal on a house first shown by the buyer's agent during the contract period How long after the contract expires will the buyer be responsible for paying agent's commission if such a deal is reached http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/connecticut/bethany/content/d405d8a9b752fc58d353c3211c07adc4.html Sacred Heart University: Lisa Harvey Gales Ferry Thomas Christina Gales Ferry Ted Allen Groton Susan Goldstein Groton Jennifer Feldman Ledyard Sofiela Hoagland New http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/connecticut/bethany/content/9b38f3ad06726d12d31c89a3ee29e487.html A spacecraft flying high above Mars has found evidence that water flowed on the planet in such abundance billions of years ago that lakes and http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/connecticut/bethany/content/70cc4bb436c4a29f22d421a5d6dcaab0.html Bonnie Ashley has grouped together all seven of her exhusbands The Bethany Beach Del resident scanned their images on a sheet of paper that she http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/connecticut/bethany/content/7c70ac56e7b597b133230c80d8f6ae41.html After School Arts Program ASAP awarded 22000 in scholarships to high school students through its Summer Grant ProgramThe recipients are: Hannah Andrews Emma Cava Jamie Davenport Jordan Walsh Jim O'Donnell and Tyler Palmese all of Shepaug Valley High School and Bethany Bartkus a former Shepaug student http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/connecticut/bethany/content/6c66e098f65e500d4734366906aafa61.html Storrs There is no easy road to the Big East Conference men39;s basketball championship Check out UConn39;s conference39;s schedule which was released by