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Our realtor showed our house to a family that really liked it. Ours is the first house they looked at, and they would have to sell the house they currently own. Our realtor suggested she could take a look at their house and provide them with a market analysis, so they had her go to their house directly after showing them ours. She came up with their market analysis and also gave them a list of comparable houses.
This is the first house I'm selling, so I'm not sure how it all works, so here are my questions:
What if they wind buying one of the houses she showed them?
Does that mean she’s also representing them as buyers?
Is that a conflict of interest?
I understand showing them comparable houses to theirs, that's a market analysis, but comparable houses to ours? Plus, two of the other houses she showed them were about $40,000 more than ours, is that really a comp?
Thank you very much for your advice!
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You could be right in worrying about a conflict of interest, but I find myself wanting to defend your agent's actions. Helping those people put their house on the market could be a step toward helping them buy yours. And mentioning comparable houses priced $40,000 higher than yours might convince them that yours would be a good buy.
It's pretty much standard, with many agents, that when buyers say they've decided not to buy the house they looked at, the salesperson mentions others in the neighborhood. She might be doing that the other way around, with a potential buyer who didn't want another of her listings, suggesting they look at your house.
Why not mention your concerns directly to the agent and see what she has to say? |
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Edith
Originally published on August 28, 2007 |
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