Note that this was strictly real estate related - nothing about "Schools" of "Fish"...nor shoplifted cheese! (Sorry if you missed the posts that prompted the preceding "humor"!)
This time it was:
What method or vendor do you use to request Showing Feedback from agents who have shown your listings?
As usual, the responses varied:
Offers are great "feedback"
Call, text or email "manually"
Another showing is great "feedback"
Several vendors were mentioned - ShowingSuite, Centralized Showing Service (apparently connected with ShowingSuite, ShowingTime, forgive me if I missed any...
We decided to go with ShowingSuite … (10 comments)
buyer agent: Write It Right The First Time - Or It May Result In Failure!
- 04/25/16 03:33 AM
The "standard" Residential Resale Real Estate Purchase Contract used in Arizona and provided by the Arizona Association of REALTORS® (AAR) is a document that both Buyers and Sellers should familiarize themselves with prior to the time where they are signing off on it.
A complete sample copy is publicly available on the AAR website at this link.
This post is focused on the cover page - for the benefit of the buyers - and is NOT part of the Purchase Contract.
It's a reminder to Buyers that they are responsible for many things AFTER a Seller enters into contract with them.
Sometimes Buyers mistakenly believe … (41 comments)
Buyer Agent contacts Seller directly - Ethics Violation? we provided a case study and posed the question: Question: Is the Buyer Agent in violation of Article 16 (SOP 16-13) of the NAR Code of Ethics? Why or why not? So far - just 2 Rainers have chimed in with their opinions. More input would be greatly appreciated!
*** UPDATE *** The Designated Broker for the Buyer Agent at first adopted the position that their Buyer Agent had done nothing wrong - but subsequently (when faced with an ethics violation being … (76 comments)
buyer agent: MLS Offers of Compensation - What are Buyer Agents ENTITLED to?
- 07/31/10 08:28 AM
There appears to be a lingering perception in the minds of some Buyer Agents who have been around for a while that no matter what the total commission paid by the Seller is, the Buyer Agent is automatically and indisputably entitled to 50% of the total commission. What's more, when they become aware that's not the case - some of them behave atrociously. They wail...... "You're GREEDY!" "You're UNETHICAL!" "That's ILLEGAL!" What they fail to realize is that this behavior is: 1. A violation of the REALTOR Code of Ethics and 2. makes them look like total morons! Nothing prevents any … (94 comments)
buyer agent: How Would YOU handle an agent who refuses to deliver your buyer's offer to the seller???
- 07/06/10 08:00 AM
"How Would YOU handle an agent who refuses to deliver your buyer's offer to the seller???" We have adopted the approach of obtaining written instructions from the Seller that Offers not conforming to clearly specified instructions attached to the listing in the MLS be returned to the Buyer Agent without being presented to the Seller. It saves hours of time "fixing" poorly written offers that have to be countered just to "clean them up". However - unless a Listing Broker has written instructions from the Seller to the contrary, ALL offers must be submitted to the Seller.
If you choose to read these, please do so with a sense of humor! Yes – these are real questions that have been asked repeatedly. No – we aren’t trying to make anybody upset – just setting expectations.
“I have a couple of questions regarding one of your listings. If you’ll get back to me I’ll let you know which listing it is....” No … (48 comments)
buyer agent: Different Strokes
- 01/28/10 07:10 AM
Amy Jones sparked a couple of great debates this past week with her blog posts: Prequalifying the Short Sale Don't bother me I'm a REALTOR I was surprised by the number of Buyer Agents who insisted that the Listing Agents ought to do things the way the Buyer Agents want the Listing Agents to do things - or the Listing Agent is "bad", "unprofessional", "doomed to failure", etc., etc. The primary complaint had to do with whether or not a Listing Agent could be reached by phone, and what hours they could be reached. Objectively, the purpose of a Buyer Agent … (86 comments)
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A few days ago, I asked a question in the 'Rain Q&A, as I often do.
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