According to the Houston Association of REALTORS® it is policy that an agent may not place the following language under Agent Remarks:
"If listing agent shows home for buyers agent, listing agent may reduce buyers commission"
I understand the Listing Agents frustration. A buyer calls and says "their agent is out of town/touch or on vacation" but that they want the listing agent to show the property..... AND eventually uses THEIR agent to write up their offer. It's without question a very heated subject amongst REALTORS®. Agents despise when an out of town agent instructs their buyer to "go call listing agents"and that THEY will write up the offer. Listing Agents view the buyers agent as being lazy and undeserving of their commission.
But isn't it the Listing Agents job to show their listing to anyone that so desires?
No.
The Listing agent has a duty and fiduciary responsibility to represent their sellers best interest. That said, Listing Agents are like any other agent. They're busy. They're running a business. They can't drop what they're doing and race all over town to show properties to every single person that calls. They have to pick and choose how they run their business with QUALIFIED BUYERS.
As a deterrent Listing Agents have been adding verbiage in the MLS that only agents can see that reads:
"If listing agent shows home for buyers agent, listing agent may reduce buyers commission"
You can't do this on the Houston MLS. Doing so could cause you a fine and repeated violations could cause you expulsion as a member from HAR. You can't use random and unapproved language to threaten agents, regardless if you are frustrated with agents who work 7 hours away.
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