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More Homes Close When A Buyers Agent Is Not Involved.
 
There's a trend in Houston, and I don't like it. More and more situations are being created to squeeze out the buyers agent. It's happening with home builders, inventory homes, existing homes and without question PRE-MLS properties.

Home Builders (1st place winner!)
A good portion of the home builders in the Houston area have their fair share of unethical practices. In fact, unlike Realtors, they have no industry Code of Ethics to which they are required to abide by. One minute they’re inviting us to parties and wine tasting events and the next they’re telling OUR buyers that if they show up without a Realtor they will pass on a huge savings to them. The only reason a builder would pay you to show up without a Realtor is to minimize losing even more money through negotiations. In addition, the builder wants ultimate control throughout a transaction, even if it doesn’t put the buyers best interest before their own. The contracts builders provide are nearly one sided and the last thing the want is contractual exposure or any other type of interference by a Realtor who knows not just the area, but the way a deal is supposed to goes down. And don't get ... more

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