Comments on: Two real estate agents lie about property square footage

By: Sue

Sue — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 03:40:43 +0000

Right now there is a agent from Coldwell Banker (Honig-Bell) in the sub of Chicago, IL his name is Ricky Gray Who lies about the size of the rooms in a home he has one at 211 EDGEWOOD DR
MINOOKA, IL 60447
MLS ID# 06840765
I think all these realtors are starting to just show there homes to people and never show other ones on the market and it is becoming a fight over who can sale the most so there getting people to lower there prices and telling them the market is getting bad and it is just getting ready to get better but the realtors are making it bad by getting salers to lower there price so all you people out there make your own price and stay with it don’t let them win this game there playing!

By: mel

mel — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 23:23:48 +0000

This is for “mem” regarding the two MLS listings he said had lies (70711998 and 70705763). Guess what – the details in both listings (GLA, rooms, etc) agree with the public records. And, both went under agreement in less than 3 weeks.

You may not like the agent (and may have valid cause for that feeling) but you’re not being fair when her listing info is in exact agreement with the city’s records (in these 2 cases, anyway).

MAR will sanction agents who misrepresent properties, but they have to be told about the offense before they can do anything. If you believe an agent is lying, REPORT THEM. But if you think it’s not worth a few minutes of your time, then you’re effectively sanctioning the behavior. (MLS will also sanction/fine agents who cheat, like those who “mispell” a street name so the historical DOM disappears).

By: mem

mem — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:17:37 +0000

lying seems to plague the industry … my favorite is the advertisement of studios as 1 bedrooms … gotta love this listing agent who does it on both her back bay studio listings. Since she has done it more than once she can’t chalk it up as a misprint.
Very annoying as it wastes everyones time and kills her credibility.

just two examples, i am sure there are more:
70711998
70705763

By: Louis

Louis — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 15:09:32 +0000

As a Realtor, I’ve seen many cases where the living space quoted in the assessment record or the condo docs is different from the real living space.

If you use the lower, honest square footage, how will you explain to the angry seller why you chose to use a different figure than what all the other agents are using, a figure that has already been published by another source? Why would any buyer look at your listing when you’ve got the lowest posted living space in the MLS? Do you think any buyer will say “this condo has the highest price per square foot; the listing agent must be honest! That’s the one I’ll buy!” Most likely, your listing won’t sell and the seller will give the listing to another agent.

As a buyer, you’ll know once you view the condos for yourself which has the largest interior space and whether or not the space works for you.

By: Hopkinton MA Homes

Hopkinton MA Homes — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 01:49:59 +0000

These are the type of actions that will get an agent sued. Like you said a buyer may not see the actual MLS sheet and never realize what the true square footage is.