The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development has a problem. They have tens of thousands of government owned properties that they need to liquidate.
The problem is, they don’t know how to do it. For whatever reason, they prefer to have the process dictated by bureaucrats that only understand excessive paperwork, redundant tasks, and deadlines.
In Government parlance, this is standard operating procedure. Rather than accept input from the real estate brokerage community that KNOWS how to sell properties as fast as reasonable and at the best price possible, HUD persists with its archaic forms and ridiculous procedures.
Buying a home isn’t the same as joining the military, filing a tax return, or applying for an entitlement.
Home buyers are CUSTOMERS! I’m going to repeat that:
Home buyers are CUSTOMERS.
Real estate agents are an integral part of accomplishing the MISSION.
And they should both be treated with respect and dignity and afforded all of the deference that they deserve.
Instead, buyers are threatened and extorted, and their agents are either derided or ignored.
The consistent excuse for this abuse is:
“It’s the government, what do you expect?”
I for one am naïve enough to expect more.
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