So this weekend we had stunning weather at the beach here in Oxnard, CA and I decided it was time to hit the streets, check out a few open houses, and check out the "competition" and how they sit open houses in an area that I live in.
This area is dominated by two agents who shall remain nameless as one is an Active Rain member, and the other, is the reason for my blogging this.
I walked into agent number 1's listing and was blown away by the model-like quality even though the property was built years ago. Almost every upgrade that we in the industry consider a plus had been featured and it was love at first sight. I wanted it for myself!
Drum roll please....Not only was it over-priced by a mere 250k, the listing agent sitting the open house was there with her husband who had just used the community pool, soaking wet, towel being used to dry his hair and the agent's mom sitting right across from her on a visit. This property had been on the market for well over 450 days and counting.
When I entered the property the agent didn't introduce herself, didn't get up from her seat, didn't ask me to sign in as a guest, and pretty much gave me a nod to"have at it", in other words, tour it myself. There was a pre-printed information sheet for me to leave with, in black and white. The whole experience left me begging the question "Who's mentoring these people or are they so established that they think they can kick back now and not service their listings?" Do we no longer have a fiduciary duty to our sellers to work tirelessly on their behalf to procure buyers when we list their homes?
Look, I'll be the first to admit I can be opinionated, but over-priced or not, this agent agreed to take the listing. I sincerely believe that it's their responsibility to their seller to market and treat this listing like all others...or maybe this is merely her MO.
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