How is Clearwater Land Exchange compensated?
The principle business of Clearwater Land Exchange is to purchase, sell, and exchange lands. Clearwater Land Exchange is a principal in the land exchange transaction with no fiduciary responsibility to any exchange participant. Clearwater Land Exchange is not licensed to conduct or practice real estate; therefore, no real estate fees or commissions are received. Clearwater Land Exchange negotiates with each private property owner on a willing buyer/willing seller basis. The purchase, sale, or exchange of lands is subject to a negotiated settlement acceptable to Clearwater Land Exchange and each of the private property owners in a land exchange. State and federal agencies are required by law to implement land exchanges on an equal value for equal value basis as determined in an independent or agency appraisal. There is no expenditure of public dollars paid to Clearwater Land Exchange for facilitating a land exchange.
