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by FireBeyond 969 days ago
> But what I do know is they did not present the offer to the buyer.

I believe in most states a real estate agent (I despise 'Realtor(TM)') is obliged to present an offer (at least by the Realtor's Code of Conduct/Membership Agreement).

Edited to add: I'm not sure if this refers to seller agents (who cannot hold back an offer from their client), or to buyer agents, presenting that to the seller side, or both. I think at least the first.
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nordsieck 969 days ago
> I believe in most states a real estate agent (I despise 'Realtor(TM)') is obliged to present an offer

Sure. But enforcement is the soul of the law.

And it's pretty tough to catch stuff like that. Most people who put in offers and don't "win" aren't sitting around monitoring how much the winning bid ended up being.

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tehlike 969 days ago
Exactly. In my case, I thought of finding the seller after sale was final, and ask if their agent presented my offer. He'd then maybe sue their agent.

I didn't care enough to pursue that route.

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