When a new competitor comes to town...lots of things happen...the competition may run a sale on a competing product or service....You have to wonder if there would have been as much room for the competition if they had done some promotional marketing BEFORE the competitor entered the market. Sometimes competitors work too hard at discrediting the new entry in the market. They scream to anyone who will listen:
- "They" will make promises they can't keep
- Failure is ""their only option in this market
- Don't even talk to them, patronize them, visit, taste, sip....because they.....
Whether you are Kohl's Deparment Stores, Sonic Drive Ins or Keller Williams, it really doesn't matter...there will always be people that see more virtue in discrediting the competition than concentrating on the promotion and refinement of their own strengths.
If an agent elects to move to another brokerage, in some cases, the listings may "belong" to the broker...how does it serve the broker to hold the seller'(s) feet to the fire and refuse to expire the listing when the seller clearly wants to list with the agent...not the broker.
Doesn't it seem to be a contradiction in .....to say you are working for the seller...except if the seller doesn't want to do what you think they should do Mr./Ms Broker ?
What a wonderful world....if we all played nicely...understood that you can't buy a reputation...and that how you treat competitors...old or new speaks loudly to the community, your agents, your employees...not just new competitors.
I couldn't agree with you guys more.
It's hard to agree on rules on the playground lot.
I agree with you!
I'm not sure what this is post is about.
Is it about a new real estate company opening in the area?
Or, is it about who owns a listing, the broker or the agent?
I'm going to explore this matter and perhaps open some eyes. Or not.
It would appear, although the post isn't clear, that a new brokerage opened and an agent with another brokerage joined their company and expected to be able to transfer their listings to their new broker. Although I'm not sure that is what the post is addressing.
No matter. It's an important subject that inspires me to write about it.
You are of course right Lenn....
While agents understand that in some...not all cases...the listings belong to the brokerage...it would seem a contradiction of terms for the broker to withdraw ( or really effectively suspend the listing) rather than honor the wishes of the seller and be released from the contract.
I'm not a realtor or a broker and would not assume to have the answer on this situation. I do think the seller's wishes should be respected if it is the agent that they want.
Yoou would think so Sharon...common sense and real estate...not always able to use in the same sentence.