Radelow yes in fact I have. I have been to a few listing appointments where the potential sellers have told me that they spoke to listing agents who were indeed cutting their commissions.
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On the flip side here is something that I run across as well. I have a listing in Ramona. It is a friend of a friend and he is NOT a motivated seller. He has priced his home well overmarket. He was listed with a local agent in Ramona and it didn’t sell then he called me and I listed it. Of course it is dead as wood out there and he has gotten no activity. So the listing expired the other day and I asked him if he wanted me to remove my signs and stuff. He said no and he asked me what I thought he should do. I told him to cut his price to what I originally recommended and he said he could not do that. So I said I had no advice for him other then go to a local agent up there who could market it and hope for the best.
He said that he has received at least 20 calls in the past day from other listing agents who said that they had buyers for him but would not be able to bring them by his home unless he would list with them. He asked me why they did that. I told him that is something that I cannot answer. I told him to put their money where their mouth is and to go list with them and see.
How funny…I own a Rite Aid in Orange County and get tons of calls from brokers who say they have a “buyer in toe” but would like me to sign a listing agreement with them first. I tell them to cut their shenanigans out and go pound sand.
How funny…I own a Rite Aid in Orange County and get tons of calls from brokers who say they have a “buyer in toe” but would like me to sign a listing agreement with them first. I tell them to cut their shenanigans out and go pound sand.
How funny…I own a Rite Aid in Orange County and get tons of calls from brokers who say they have a “buyer in toe” but would like me to sign a listing agreement with them first. I tell them to cut their shenanigans out and go pound sand.
I do this for several reasons. My policy is that I present potential clients with a suggested price based on my research. I send them the data that I used to come up with the price as well as the coop broker commission. In many cases they sellers want a higher price. If they want to list at that higher price so be it. I am clear to tell them that I don’t agree with the price.
I take the listing because it could lead to other listings or to other buyers. It is also advertising for me as my sign goes up. In most cases it does not pay off and I take the loss but sometimes it does.
I do this for several reasons. My policy is that I present potential clients with a suggested price based on my research. I send them the data that I used to come up with the price as well as the coop broker commission. In many cases they sellers want a higher price. If they want to list at that higher price so be it. I am clear to tell them that I don’t agree with the price.
I take the listing because it could lead to other listings or to other buyers. It is also advertising for me as my sign goes up. In most cases it does not pay off and I take the loss but sometimes it does.
I do this for several reasons. My policy is that I present potential clients with a suggested price based on my research. I send them the data that I used to come up with the price as well as the coop broker commission. In many cases they sellers want a higher price. If they want to list at that higher price so be it. I am clear to tell them that I don’t agree with the price.
I take the listing because it could lead to other listings or to other buyers. It is also advertising for me as my sign goes up. In most cases it does not pay off and I take the loss but sometimes it does.
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