6,393,609
It may be better to knock on the brokers door and ask why the agent is not returning any calls.
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Michael Thacker - Re/M...
Louisville, KY
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Susan Haughton
Alexandria, VA
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
911,338
Have your buyer do a sign call to agent. When agent calls buyer back, they should say they would like to schedule a time that my agent can show me this house. Or you can stand out front by the sign writing down a phone #, and if owners are home, maybe they will initiate conversation. Or, have buyer do the knocking, and say something like ( if they answer door) " I was passing by, and like this house... can I schedule a time that I can have my agent bring me back to show it to me?
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Susan Haughton
Alexandria, VA
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Melissa Jackson REALTOR
Azle, TX
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
1,725,996
I like Jeff Pearl 's answer. Makes sense.
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Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Susan Haughton
Alexandria, VA
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
3,988,007
I would not do that though it would probably not be unethical. It would terribly damage relationships in my Realtos community and the word would travel fast.
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Michael Thacker - Re/M...
Louisville, KY
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Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
1,712,676
I would call the broker first. I don't think you should knock on there door.
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Michael Thacker - Re/M...
Louisville, KY
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Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
5,772,575
Evelyn,
OMG, this happened to us, when an agent claimed to my mother in law that we were not returning her call, we would have if she called. Just so happened we were there going over an offer with her, and she asked the agent which number she called.. The agent sputtered and could not even come up with the number on the sign...Then she invited us to ask her when she called...
Anyways, I would not do it. I would just move on to the next property...I would decide that the agent and the owner are birds of a feather, and trouble looms ahead. A
PS Jeff Pearl has a great answer. A
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Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
1,771,867
Yes, I would call the managing broker. I think that you are now allowed to contact the seller.
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Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
4,434,127
Yes it is an ethics violation. I would call the broker or the office and inform them that I am trying to show the home.
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
2,759,812
Good morning Evelyn. I have to agree with Bob. Contact the broker.
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
2,538,633
Good morning Evelyn. If I could not reach the listing agent, I would contact the office or the broker, hopefully someone could get me in, but I wouldn't know on the owner's door.
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
3,727,873
Ethics aside, it would sure be tempting!
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
140,560
Yes, you can contact the seller in this circumstance but you should only do it as a last resort. I recommend going throug the broker first.
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
2,178,603
I would agree with Joe Pryor and Debbie Laity . You kill two birds with one stone there... getting your issue resolved and letting the broker know the agent is not properly managing the listing.
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
3,345,091
Interesting question. I'd ask if it is an ethics violation for an agent not to respond. The answer is in the question. When that happens to me I just move on. That's not the kind of agent my clients and I want to work with. My clients agree with me on that. And, if I were to go over the agent's non-responsive head, that would likely only make the agent upset, PO'd, angry, you get my drift ... and that does not make for a beginning of a working relationship. A real Catch-22.
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
953,617
In agreement with Jeff Pearl on this one after exhausting the most logical steps.
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
2,224,473
I would call that agent's broker first. You don't want to violate any sign crossing rules.
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
212,755
That is a tricky question, I know a lot of agents that have a serious problem returning phone calls for some reason and it makes business complicated. I have yet to knock on the door of a home owner. I suppose if it is a house my clients really wanted to see as their agent it be my job. Preferably I'd avoid it at all costs.
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
979,496
Evelyn - I would try and contact the broker first, and if they will answer their phone, that usually will take care of the lack of communication/non response by the agent.
1,502,998
Is the listing appointment with agent only? If not, go ahead and show it. If it is, I see no issue with going to the seller directly to schedule the showing or getting the agent to stop slacking off. No ethics violation here.
617,935
Evelyn,
I think that would be an ethics violation. Go to the agents’ broker if there isn’t a showing service setting appointments.
150,416
I don't believe that I would knock on the door, asking for lots of bad feelings, and I would not want to cause that. I would just call his/her office to see how to reach the agent, or if not available, perhaps speak to their broker.
4,882,355
5,216,409
I call the sponsoring broker and inquire what the problem is! Usually resolves the problem very quickly!
3,416,038
There are listing agents in my area you can never reach, they dont seem to return messages or emails so often their homes do not get shown. though i would love to knock on the door and tell the seller the problem, only once did i have a buyer do it as the home was next to his parents and he wanted to buy it for location. The seller had no clue there were problems trying to see it but then understood why there was no showings
3,071,489
1,513,143
I would call the listing agent's Broker and never knock until it expires.
5,104,931
I don't think I'd go down that path... I'd call the agent's broker in charge first for some help.
1,543,823
I'd call the broker of that agent. If that agent is the broker, I'd potentially knock or maybe write a note. I'd want to make sure that agent wasn't on vacation or in the hospital before i went too far, so I'd approach it more from concern than complaint until I knew the whole story. I do not believe it's a violation; you put a home on the market, it's kind of a place of business now; people may knock when they see a sign or an ad anyhow. I despise agents that put us in that position to begin with.
443,220
It might piss someone off, but I would not consider it an ethics violation.
1,239,901
Most agents leave a msg or VM with agent telling them they are knocking unless it is explicit no knocking..... If seller open the door ask permission first.
I will call the broker as his for advice. He manages the agent.
655,940
go to the broker first. at that point with no repsonse in 24 hours you can legally go to the seller.
1,157,785
Since rules vary by jurisdiction, I would recommend that you contact your real estate regulator, your real estate board(s), your MLS and any other authorities that govern you in order to determine if it is an ethic violation.