Why Is Your Agent Secretly Too Lazy To Sell Your House?
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I have recently encountered a phenomenon which is to say the least, disturbing, and at best an annoying surprise. In this market, there is a ton of housing inventory on the market, but still there are listing agents who can't be bothered to accommodate a ready and willing buyer who wants to see their listing.
These agents are somewhat rare, but not a rare as you may think. To give you an idea, with my last most recent clients who were ready to buy something by the beach, 1 agent thwarted our attempt to show her listing on 2 different occasions. If only her clients knew! My clients didn't even have the chance to look at her house as a potential option, and they bought something a week later.
When you consider that this even happens with listings above $2 million, it is pretty shocking. To those people whose house is still on the market, I feel for you.
Now with my current client, I have been scolded by a listing agent who accused us of just being looky-loos. She wasn't even open to scheduling a time in the future when the client could see her listing. She knew nothing about myself or my client other than that we wanted to see her listing. She said that it was not supposed to be on the market right now, because there are guests staying at the the property. While it was her mistake, and she failed to note that in the MLS, she decided that we were the problem instead. Weird.
I would think that these listing agents would be doing everything they could to sell your listing, what with selling a house being a prerequisite to them getting a paycheck and all.
Much more recently, in the past week, another agent felt "put out" that he had to meet us to show us his listing. If you would have seen the house, you may have felt put out as well, but the point is that the agent came across as being rude since we had the nerve to interrupt his sports activities. I guess we should take into account that your golf game matters, Mr. Agent.
I have recently encountered a phenomenon which is to say the least, disturbing, and at best an annoying surprise. In this market, there is a ton of housing inventory on the market, but still there are listing agents who can't be bothered to accommodate a ready and willing buyer who wants to see their listing.
These agents are somewhat rare, but not a rare as you may think. To give you an idea, with my last most recent clients who were ready to buy something by the beach, 1 agent thwarted our attempt to show her listing on 2 different occasions. If only her clients knew! My clients didn't even have the chance to look at her house as a potential option, and they bought something a week later.
When you consider that this even happens with listings above $2 million, it is pretty shocking. To those people whose house is still on the market, I feel for you.
Now with my current client, I have been scolded by a listing agent who accused us of just being looky-loos. She wasn't even open to scheduling a time in the future when the client could see her listing. She knew nothing about myself or my client other than that we wanted to see her listing. She said that it was not supposed to be on the market right now, because there are guests staying at the the property. While it was her mistake, and she failed to note that in the MLS, she decided that we were the problem instead. Weird.
I would think that these listing agents would be doing everything they could to sell your listing, what with selling a house being a prerequisite to them getting a paycheck and all.
Much more recently, in the past week, another agent felt "put out" that he had to meet us to show us his listing. If you would have seen the house, you may have felt put out as well, but the point is that the agent came across as being rude since we had the nerve to interrupt his sports activities. I guess we should take into account that your golf game matters, Mr. Agent.
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