Or at least what has happened to the way we treat each other, and our clients. Today I am a bit sad and questioning my profession a bit, even though I know in my heart that I am real good at what I do and will be fine and full of vigor tomorrow.
I am sad for my client who has fallen victim to a selling agent that is being fed foreclosurers by banks who are failing to notice that in my opinion a huge number are selling to her own clients.
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My client lives next door to this home, he is renting and wanted to buy the home next door. We attempted over and over again to contact the bank that owned the property. For months we got nowhere.
When the agents sign went up in the window we immediately called. For weeks we were unable to find it in the MLS. We were told that the foreclosure had been pulled back by the bank and they were waiting an update. They took my number, but never called me back.
The property appeared on the MLS. My client and I were there on day one, over three weeks ago and wrote the offer, with an escrow check and a preapproval letter. It was downloaded into her online order system, we received confirmation, and that was the last we heard.
We were told they take no phone calls, we also know from experience they do not answer emails, simply go online and check. Well as of this minute it reads “submitted waiting response”, the same thing it has read for three weeks.
This morning I requested another showing via her online system, it confirmed and gave me the lockbox code. My initial plan of the day was to speak to my client about raising the offer far above asking price. The code to enter the property was wrong. Within an hour my client called that he was sitting in his home watching the home next door be inspected, he had just met the buyer.
The property is still active on our MLS, her website shows 180 active listings even though the MLS shows only 40, our offer is still “submitted waiting responce”.
I am not sad about the deal I have lost, I think my buyer will stick with me. I am sad that some Realtors have lost touch with professionalism so much that they can’t even contact an agent back. If she had a higher offer simply, say so. I am suspect on never receiving the “highest and best” request. Fort Lauderdale Real Estate
At this point I have asked the agent to call me by Monday afternoon, at that point I may approach the board of Realtors, I am finding this entire situation embarrassing for all parties concerned.
Any thoughts. …?
Eric Miller
Broker Associate
Keller Williams Realty Professionals
(954) 383-8170
visit us on the web at www.FTLRealEstate.com and www.FortLauderdaleGroup.com
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