{"id":368,"date":"2006-09-22T14:00:47","date_gmt":"2006-09-22T21:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=368"},"modified":"2006-09-22T14:03:54","modified_gmt":"2006-09-22T21:03:54","slug":"more-buyer-agency-email-the-quality-of-representation-is-not-strained-by-full-disclosure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/368\/more-buyer-agency-email-the-quality-of-representation-is-not-strained-by-full-disclosure\/","title":{"rendered":"More buyer agency email: The quality of representation is not strained — by full disclosure . . ."},"content":{"rendered":"

No hostile phone calls today, which is not usually the case. But here is another email from another testy real estate broker<\/a>. For what it’s worth, I think these brokers deserve credit for standing up for their opinions, rather than hiding behind anonymous phone calls.<\/p>\n

But: I think the argument quoted below is fatuous — if the buyer’s agent disclosed that he was getting paid 10% by the builder, there would be a “meeting of the minds” right then and there. But, of course, agents in Arizona don’t have to disclose commission payments to buyers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Mr. Swann, It was with great amazement that I read your article in this morning’s edition of the Peoria Republic. The headline you chose is not only mis-leading but also is disrespectful to the Realtors that provide a very much needed and necessary service to new home buyers. They need representation in the transaction as much, if not more, than any Buyer. The statement by you as to the Realtors fees being paid by the Buyer is also extremely mis leading. In most real estate transactions, the commission dollars come to the Agent only through escrow where the Buyer’s funds, usually a combination of cash and loan proceeds, are transferred and become the Sellers. In this way the funds are the Sellers to distribute to the Agent and pay any other related transaction costs. As to your statement that 2% would be more than enough compensation, I stress to you that if proper representation is made on behalf of the Buyer, everything is negotiable and the other costs involved will still be reduced with a fair and reasonable fee paid to the Agent. For you to say that a certain fee should be enough compensation for any Agent is ludicrous. It appears that you have truly found the value of your<\/i><\/b> particular services, but please don’t set the bar for the value of services supplied by other Realtor professionals. The last time I checked, we still lived in the United States of America and buyers and sellers needed a meeting of the minds<\/i> to proceed with a transaction Read more<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

No hostile phone calls today, which is not usually the case. But here is another email from another testy real estate broker. For what it’s worth, I think these brokers deserve credit for standing up for their opinions, rather than hiding behind anonymous phone calls. 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