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Re: Seller's agents attitude towards Redfin agent
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Re: Seller's agents attitude towards Redfin agent
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discoganya
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Posts: 13
Registered: 08-21-2007
Message 2 of 10
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I have found the attitude hostile, e.g.
-- Being rude, late to appointments, asking why you chose Redfin, scoffing at the whole way Redfin works, pestering you to "think about other options", etc.
-- Sometimes selling agents promote other offers over Redfin. This happened to us and I heard the seller (later) saying "There was another bid from these guys, but their RE agency is out of town in Seattle and they only deal over the phone... hence it might be a hassle to sell to them"
-- Many times seller's agents also represent potential buyers. In such cases agents always promote their clients over Redfin. e.g. agent represents both buyer and seller, asks buyer to make offer at $x, picks up 6% in commission on $x, gives 2% rebate to buyer. Even if a Redfin bid comes in greater than $x, it has a poor chance of going through, as it will not be promoted by the selling agent (since selling agent stands to lose if Redin offer is accepted). I guess this occurs with traditional agents too and is not unique to Redfin. It did happen to us though!
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01-22-2008 08:02 PM
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Re: Seller's agents attitude towards Redfin agent
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JanelleS
Redfin Staff
Posts: 1262
Registered: 07-05-2007
Message 5 of 10
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Refusing to do business with a qualified buyer simply because they use an alternative brokerage is an antitrust violation.
One common misperception is that doing business with an agent who "hasn't seen the property" is not to a buyer's advantage. This is not true. In fact, we did a study called The Redfin Advantage talks about, well, the advantages of Redfin representing the buyer. Take a look.
Good luck.
Janelle Saylor | Real Estate Operations
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01-24-2008 10:38 AM
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Re: Seller's agents attitude towards Redfin agent
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JanelleS
Redfin Staff
Posts: 1262
Registered: 07-05-2007
Message 9 of 10
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tylg,
I must say, this borderlines on cruising our forums to drum up business for other brokerages.
All the websites you mention lead people to a website cleverly titled publicMLSlist.com… which appears to be a nifty public service (to the unsuspecting) but actually is simply an ordinary Realtor website form iHomefinder.com for an agent or company called Team1realty.com. When people sign up for the “free” information and searches there, they are giving the team 1 realtors permission to solicit their business.
Not cool, tylg. Not cool at all...
Janelle Saylor | Real Estate Operations
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01-30-2008 10:29 AM
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