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Real estate agent ethics Smitty Two 02-27-2008
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Posted by hallerb@aol.com on February 27, 2008, 11:55 am
> 11C1EA.07320027022...@news.phx.highwinds-media.com:
>
> > I was in email contact with an agent recently, and decided that she was
> > not responsive enough to my needs, so I informed her I would look
> > elsewhere. That seemed acceptable to her at first, but after a couple of=

> > days of chewing on it, she apparently went off the deep end,
> > constructing a vicious written attack that I would characterize as rabid=

> > or psychotic.
>
> Did you have any kind of agreement with the agent? =EF=BF=BD I am curious =
what an
> agent could possibly write in any business correspondence that could be
> rabid or psychotic. =EF=BF=BDEnquiring minds want to know ...

i chatted with a agent the other day, told her something she should
disclose to every buyer in our neighborhood. i am very certain se will
never mention it to a soul...

every home built by our builder in 1950 has a bad line, according to
the head of the sewer authority. cost about 8 to 10 grand per home to
replace line...........

agents are just people struggling to make a living, many are con
artists

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Posted by BobK207 on February 27, 2008, 12:08 pm
> I was in email contact with an agent recently, and decided that she was
> not responsive enough to my needs, so I informed her I would look
> elsewhere. That seemed acceptable to her at first, but after a couple of
> days of chewing on it, she apparently went off the deep end,
> constructing a vicious written attack that I would characterize as rabid
> or psychotic.
>
> I have written to the owner and manager of the Century 21 franchise for
> whom she works, but since she's a top seller for him, I'm not holding my
> breath that he'll concern himself too much with my complaint.
>
> So do any of you happen to know whether there is a procedure for formal
> redress of grievances against agents? Are they sworn to uphold some sort
> of code of ethics? Does Century 21 censure its agents if they misbehave,
> or are individual franchises free to operate however they choose?

Smitty Two-

In your situation I'd consider myself lucky that I'd figured out not
to do business with her.

Your intuition was borne out. My suggestion is to just "forget about
it"....where's the upside for you to pursue this?

We cannot know this woman's personal situation...perhaps she realized
that the loss of your business is going to mean financial disaster for
her? Maybe she's highly leveraged & about to go BK?

Desperate, crazy people do desperate, crazy things.

cheers
Bob

Posted by Norminn on February 27, 2008, 12:33 pm
clipped

>Smitty Two-
>
>In your situation I'd consider myself lucky that I'd figured out not
>to do business with her.
>
>Your intuition was borne out. My suggestion is to just "forget about
>it"....where's the upside for you to pursue this?
>
>We cannot know this woman's personal situation...perhaps she realized
>that the loss of your business is going to mean financial disaster for
>her? Maybe she's highly leveraged & about to go BK?
>
>Desperate, crazy people do desperate, crazy things.
>
>cheers
>Bob
>
>
I know the real estate biz has been taking a lot of hits. There were
stats published not long ago
about the numbers of sellers who were getting out of the business. I
would chalk it up to business
or financial pressures and forget about it. I have no sympathy for
realtors, although I met a real
nice one once :o) What goes around comes around - takes a long time
sometimes, but it works.
Forget about her, and as another said, be glad you were spared doing
business with her.

Posted by Smitty Two on February 28, 2008, 2:10 am
In article

> > I was in email contact with an agent recently, and decided that she was
> > not responsive enough to my needs, so I informed her I would look
> > elsewhere. That seemed acceptable to her at first, but after a couple of
> > days of chewing on it, she apparently went off the deep end,
> > constructing a vicious written attack that I would characterize as rabid
> > or psychotic.
> >
> > I have written to the owner and manager of the Century 21 franchise for
> > whom she works, but since she's a top seller for him, I'm not holding my
> > breath that he'll concern himself too much with my complaint.
> >
> > So do any of you happen to know whether there is a procedure for formal
> > redress of grievances against agents? Are they sworn to uphold some sort
> > of code of ethics? Does Century 21 censure its agents if they misbehave,
> > or are individual franchises free to operate however they choose?
>
> Smitty Two-
>
> In your situation I'd consider myself lucky that I'd figured out not
> to do business with her.
>
> Your intuition was borne out. My suggestion is to just "forget about
> it"....where's the upside for you to pursue this?
>
> We cannot know this woman's personal situation...perhaps she realized
> that the loss of your business is going to mean financial disaster for
> her? Maybe she's highly leveraged & about to go BK?
>
> Desperate, crazy people do desperate, crazy things.
>
> cheers
> Bob

Yeah, you're right, I've lost nothing, just annoyed that a complete
stranger who is supposed to be a professional, could behave so
atrociously.

Posted by Malcolm Hoar on February 27, 2008, 12:31 pm
>I was in email contact with an agent recently, and decided that she was
>not responsive enough to my needs, so I informed her I would look
>elsewhere. That seemed acceptable to her at first, but after a couple of
>days of chewing on it, she apparently went off the deep end,
>constructing a vicious written attack that I would characterize as rabid
>or psychotic.

First of all, make sure you write (snail mail not email) to
her and formally confirm the fact you terminated the
relationship effective [date]. You need that letter on file
just in case she later attempts to claim that your relationship
is still in effect and claim commission on a subsequent sale.

Depending on the termination provisions of your contract
with her, you might want to include the contractual
grounds for your termination.

I'd probably leave it there but if you feel strongly about
it, you can file a complaint with the applicable licensing
board in your State.

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