What are the ethics that a realtor must follow when representing a client?
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What are the ethics that a realtor must follow when representing a client?
2 months ago today I signed a contract to purchase a short sale condo. Every week I ask my realtor about its status. She supposedly contacts the listing agent, who is her business partner with the same company, who works with the bank and probably an attorney. My agent tells me there are no updates and to keep waiting and not to worry because my contract was the only one submitted to the bank. I found out today, via calling the bank, they have never received my contract. I asked her via email andshe said it’s difficult to explain a realtors job re: short sales and called the bank a liar.
Asked on September 29, 2011 under Real Estate Law, Florida
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
In every state of this country a real estate agent representing a client is a fiduciary. As a fiduciary, the real estate agent owes the duty of utmost care to his or her client putting the client's position ahead of the agent's.
If your agent is not responding to you and is possibly not telling you the truth, you need to call his or her broker of record about the situation. The broker of record for a real estate agent is to suprvise the agent and the files being worked upon. It seems that you need a face to face meeting with the agent and the broker of record to air your grievances.
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