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"Now, I bet some shady sellers' agents will try to avoid presenting un-represented buyers' offers"

Why would an agent NOT present an offer from an unrepresented buyer? What would be their motivation to do that?[/quote]

NP it creates ethical considerations (yes, believe it or not, there are ethics, even regulations governing real estate agents). Dual agency, etc.

Moreover, it creates more work for THEM if they have to handle both the buyer and the seller. There will be even less incentive to do that now. [/quote]

What ethical consideration are you talking about? The agent has an ethical obligation to present all offers. The listing agent does not have an obligation to to write an offer for an unrepresented buyer though. Depending upon the state, in some cases the agent cannot represent a buyer and can only do ministerial acts. [/quote]

Do you really not understand how dual agency creates ethical issues? How one agent can't really represent both sides in a transaction?

https://www.rockethomes.com/blog/home-buying/dual-agency[/quote]

No shit. The initial post I made asked why a listing agent would not present an unrepreseted buyer's offer to the sellers. It had nothing to do with dual agency. [/quote]

Realtor to realtor: "Scratch my back and I'll scratch yours."
Would likely prefer to sell to a buyer with an agent in order to (1) lessen the work for the sellers' agent in hand-holding the buyer and (2) keep money flowing to the buy-side agent ecosystem. Every agent who sells is also an agent who is buying for another client. To the extent you can promote the norm of buy-side agent fees, the better it is for all parties.

It's similar to agents who steer clients away from Redfin properties or Redfin buyers. You don't promote someone who wants to disrupt the model through lower fees. [/quote]

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