Comments on: An Inexorable Truth Trying to Show Chicago Real Estate http://therealestateloungechicago.com/2009/05/19/trying-to-show-chicago-real-estate/ ... a comfortable place to come regularly to gain insight regarding the Chicago real estate market with top Chicago real estate pro Thomas McCarey Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:00:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Stephanie Schatz http://therealestateloungechicago.com/2009/05/19/trying-to-show-chicago-real-estate/comment-page-1/#comment-2534 Stephanie Schatz Wed, 20 May 2009 14:05:27 +0000 http://therealestateloungechicago.com/?p=934#comment-2534 Hi - This has happened way too often lately, as realtors are accepting days jobs and blowing off their RE responsibilities. Obviously, as agents we can't contact the owner. However, I had a situation where we tried to make an offer on a property and the agent wouldn't respond! We later found out that she was trying to negotiate a dual agency situation and our offer was higher than her clients were willing to pay. My client was so infuriated that she wrote to the seller and explained the situation. The seller took her agent to arbitration and got all her commission back. As a gesture, she sent my client a $500 Bloomingdale's gift card as a thank you. Maybe your buyer should leave a note with the doorman - short and sweet. "My agent has called your agent over 10 times to see your condo and he hasn't responded to calls. I'm a buyer who's very interested in your condo. Please call my agent - he's awesome, blah blah blah." Maybe you'll end up with the listing! And the purchase... Hi – This has happened way too often lately, as realtors are accepting days jobs and blowing off their RE responsibilities. Obviously, as agents we can’t contact the owner. However, I had a situation where we tried to make an offer on a property and the agent wouldn’t respond! We later found out that she was trying to negotiate a dual agency situation and our offer was higher than her clients were willing to pay. My client was so infuriated that she wrote to the seller and explained the situation. The seller took her agent to arbitration and got all her commission back. As a gesture, she sent my client a $500 Bloomingdale’s gift card as a thank you.

Maybe your buyer should leave a note with the doorman – short and sweet. “My agent has called your agent over 10 times to see your condo and he hasn’t responded to calls. I’m a buyer who’s very interested in your condo. Please call my agent – he’s awesome, blah blah blah.” Maybe you’ll end up with the listing! And the purchase…

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