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New York Real Estate Agency Disclosure - I Ain't Signing No Stinkin' Form!!

New York Real Estate Agency Disclosure
I Ain't Signing No Stinkin' Form!!
As a Realtor, I do open houses for clients and also other agents as a favor when they are stuck.
New York State requires us Realtors to give buyers the Agency Disclosure form to let them know that Realtors work for the seller, what a Buyer's Agent is and it also explains Dual Agency.
I am amazed at how many consumers do not understand what this all means. They automatically think they are signing a contract. It is NOT a contract.
Lately, I'm coming across many buyer's who are reluctant to sign this form. When I ask them how many open houses have they attended, they state "quite a few". Really? You have never been asked by a Realtor to sign this form? NO!
That boggles my mind.
It's our job to have you read and sign this form. New York State requires us to do this. New York State will also send out testers to our Open Houses to see if we are complying. If we are not, we WILL be fined, no questions asked.
We also have a Refusal Form for buyers to sign. When a ... more

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