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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Regarding safety:

"Also, there are safety issues in play, and I think agents need to be careful about meeting people they have never met"

Disclose to sellers prior to your agreement they'll need to provide a security guard for you to show the listing to unrepresented qualified buyers. The seller can sign with you, and pay for security. That is their choice. Or sellers can sign with another listing agent who does not require this.

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This is hysterical.

A buyers agent previously would show a house to a buyer without anyone else there.

This is no different.

If now you’re unwilling to show a house without a security guard or other agent attending then you should have had this same stance 5 years ago.

You’re grasping as straws here as to why someone needs to pay 2% to let them into a house.  [/quote]

I didn't write the weird thing about the security guard.  [b]At present, when I show a home, I am working with my buyers, who I have met and we have mutually interviewed. [/b] Or I am running an open house in the middle of the day with an unlocked door and people coming in and out, and signage.  I take dozens of call from unknown people weekly and answer questions about property, but I do not, as a regular course of business, have to meet unvetted strangers at a vacant property.  So, I won't be doing that, and my clients will know that.  [/quote]

What is preventing you from meeting and interviewing a potential buyer without a buyers agent?

You don't need to meet in a dark alley or vacant house. A coffee shop or office. You know, use common sense?

You are trying to solve a problem that does not exist. 
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I think this is a useful conversation because it reveals to me how little you understand of this industry and the nature of homebuyers. Homebuyers are not a monolith.  There are people who are lookie-loos.  There are strong, prequalified buyers who know exactly what they want.  There are people who are not serious at all and just love to waste time.  I don't know how many buyers are going to show up unrepresented now, but I guarantee you that no listing agent is going to take the time to personally meet, vet, and have coffee with every unrepresented buyer and then take them over to your house.  It's just not realistic, nor is it necessary in a selling environment where I have vetted, prequalified, and represented buyers scheduling showings online and using a NAR lockbox for access.  I am not saying I won't show homes to unrepresented buyers. I am saying they will have to come to the open house on a scheduled date an time, where it is a better use of my time, as well as safer.  I agree it is important to be forthcoming with the seller client about this in advance.  If you don't like it, don't hire someone like me.  I know I would not want to work with someone like you. [/quote]

I've said this elsewhere: qualified potential buyers. You should not be expected to schedule a showing to a non-seroius buyer.

[quote][b]I guarantee [/b]you that [b]no listing agent[/b] is going to take the time to personally meet, vet, and have coffee with every unrepresented buyer and then take them over to your house.[/quote]

So we can expect to see new listing agreements with this disclosure. Right?

Because "no listing agent". All agreements forthcoming will contain this disclosure. Right?

Because if we don't, then there is widespread lying about the fiduciary expectations. Right?

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I'd just say "Because of the new rules, we may have people who cannot afford agents, so they will be unrepresented. It's unlikely I'll be able to run to your house on a one-off basis to show the property, and also it's not necessarily safe for me, since they are basically random strangers asking to meet me alone at a vacant property.  To accommodate unrepresented buyers, I'll extend my open house hours, and I'll also prioritize anyone who seems particularly serious/ready to move forward.  We can adjust this plan if traffic on the house is slow/not what we expected."[/quote]

That's the language. I'm asking something different:

"All" listing agreements will contain language similar to this, because all listing agents are following the path you describe. Correct? [/quote]

No idea. All of this is still new. [/quote]

All listing agreements [u]must[/u] contain this language, because all listing agents are following the path you describe:

"[i]I guarantee you that no listing agent[/i] is going to take the time to personally meet, vet, and have coffee with every unrepresented buyer and then take them over to your house."

Correct?
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Lol its a listing agent (not employee) so they get to determine their schedule and working hours. What you are wanting for is like a bank employee sitting at their office from 9-5pm to meet with unrepresented buyers for coffee. But many agents are associated with a brokerage so they can setup meeting with their colleague who is available at buyer's schedule. They meet with and get verified by another agent who can show them the house if that's what the buyer wants.[/quote]

Sounds like we should move to an auction/open house model like other countries.

If you’re not even open to showing the house to potential buyers then I don’t understand what purpose you serve.  You’re not an attorney either.

It seems like some sort of collusion to only agree to show a house to someone with a buyers agent.  [/quote]

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