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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wouldn't be shocked if sellers resist Reffin agents (as a seller).  They now post comments on their website after they view a house.  Some of the comments are purely subjective but can really damage a person's listing.  Things like "dated" "busy street" (but without defining what they mean by "busy street," because there are really different definitions.

[b]So it seems to me in a hot area, sellers could just refuse redfin agents from viewing (by making it difficult for them to schedule when the listing service calls, as the listing service always states the name of the real estate agent who will be showing your house).
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So, with that in mind, I would hesitate to use a Redfin agent as a buyer, because I would fear that other agents would avoid the Redfin agents and it would make it harder for me to view and then bid on and then win bids on houses.

Just my opinion, though.  I like to peruse listings on Redfin from time to time, and I've been SHOCKED at the kind of comments that Redfin agents make on listings. [/quote]

Whoaaa! I think this might be just a little bit ILLEGAL! If this were to happen, there would soon be legal action.

The realtors are trying desperately to hang on to their gigantic and completely ridiculous commissions, but they will lose in the long run. You can't stop progress by doing something illegal!

More and more people are using Redfin where I live, and the company is expanding daily. [/quote]

It's not illegal to decline a showing or say a showing time doesn't work for you.  It's illegal to refuse to sell to someone based on race, religion, gender.  But it's not illegal to say "no, I can't show the house at 1pm on tuesday."  And given you wouldn't know anything about the potential buyer (you're only given the name of the agent), it absolutely couldn't be interpreted as discrimination against the buyer.

That said, in certain real estate circles, I've heard of agents avoiding showing certain listings to their buyer because the commission split was off or was low.  I've also heard of some agents blacklisting other agents.  But such things are very difficult to prove.

I'm not a seller and not listing my house anytime soon.  But if you go to the redfin forums, you'll see people already suggesting these things.  There's a lot of frustration about the comments thing hurting sellers.

I'm not suggesting trying to stop progress.  I'm responding to the OP about possible issues with using a redfin agent.  And these are issues I've seen raised on forums here and elsewhere.

If I were a seller, I wouldn't care about the commission thing.  I would care about a redfin agent potentially sabotaging my house by giving a negative subjective review to dissuade buyers from even looking at the house, and then the same agent coming back in a month with a buyer and underbidding (because they've essentially pushed away the competition).

I don't have a dog in this fight, though.  As I said, I'm not looking to buy or sell any time soon.  I only follow real estate out of concern for what happens in my neighborhood.  And these are observations I've made.

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