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How Real Estate Platforms Pay Agents Commissions and Handle Closing Disbursements
At closing, the controlling question is who can lawfully instruct the escrow holder to release trust funds. In California, the June 30, 2025 guidance from the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation and the Department of Real Estate makes the boundary clear. An escrow agent disburses trust funds based on the written escrow instructions of the principals to the transaction, not solely on a broker's request at closing.
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