{"id":1011,"date":"2007-02-07T20:18:00","date_gmt":"2007-02-08T03:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=1011"},"modified":"2007-02-07T20:49:28","modified_gmt":"2007-02-08T03:49:28","slug":"ask-the-broker-what-do-we-do-if-we-cant-find-the-listing-agent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/1011\/ask-the-broker-what-do-we-do-if-we-cant-find-the-listing-agent\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask The Broker – What Do We Do If We Can’t Find The Listing Agent?"},"content":{"rendered":"

We (my fiance and I) put in an offer on a condo priced way below market, and the seller would like to take us up on the offer. However his agent is absent, disappeared w\/o a trace. <\/em><\/p>\n

The seller is bound by contract to his listing agent. Since our agent and the seller have been unable to get in touch with the sellers agent, the seller is only hesitant because he has to pay the commission to an absentee agent.<\/em><\/p>\n

Is there anything that we can do to move forward?<\/em><\/p>\n

Yes. Write an offer, and ask your agent to submit it – to the listing agent’s broker<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The fact that the listing agent can’t be found is really not an issue. It’s a nuisance… and we deal with nuisances all the time… but it’s not an issue.<\/p>\n

The listing is actually an agreement between the seller and the listing broker – not the listing agent. The broker will either handle it personally… or s\/he will delegate the duty to an agent in the brokerage.<\/p>\n

The issue of whether or not the seller must pay a commission is really of little concern to you. You want to buy a house – the sellers want to sell a house – and that’s all that really matters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We (my fiance and I) put in an offer on a condo priced way below market, and the seller would like to take us up on the offer. However his agent is absent, disappeared w\/o a trace. The seller is bound by contract to his listing agent. 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