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byLynnArseneau
DearLynn, Iranintoafriendthe otherday.Shetoldme shehashadherhouseonthe marketforaverylongtime withnooffers.Shesaidshe wasthinkingaboutfindinga newrealestateagent.Itold heraboutarelativeofmine whosellsrealestate,and offeredtocallhim forher. Icalledmyrelativeandtold him whatIknewaboutmy friend’ssituation.Heasked afewquestionsandthensaid thathewouldbehappytochat withher if shecallshim.I said,“Ithinkitwouldbegood if youcalledher,letmegive youherphonenumber.”He explainedtomethathe could notcallherbecauseshehas her homelistedwithanother realestate company.
Ifmyfriendisnothappy withhersituation,Idonot understand whyanother
salesperson cannot callher. Wouldyouexplainthisto meplease?
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Don’tGetItinPittsfield
DearDon’tGetIt, Yourrelativeis correct.TheNational Associating ofRealtors® code ofethicsstatesthat“Realtors® shallnotsolicitalistingwhich iscurrentlylistedexclusively withanotherbroker.”
AREALTOR® isamember oftheNationalAssociationof Realtors® andisobligatedto adheretoastrictsetofrules calledtheRealtor® Codeof Ethics.TheNARCodeof Ethics,adoptedin1913,was oneofthefirst codifications ofethicaldutiesadopted byanybusinessgroup.The Codeensuresthat consumers areservedbyrequiring REALTORS®to cooperate
I’ve beenaRealtorfor37years.Peoplefrequentlyaskformy advice andopinions, andbysharingthosequestions and answerswithyou,Ihopetoo ersomehelpfulinformation
witheachotherinfurthering clients’best interests.(Source www.nar.realtor)
Ontheotherhand, if the sellerofthepropertythatis listedbyaRealtor® chooses to call anotherRealtor® thatsellerisfreetodoso. Theycanaskquestions,get information,andevenaskfor amarketevaluationonthe home,aslong astheRealtor® didnotsolicitthelisting. However,The Realtor® cannot listthepropertyuntiltheseller nolongerhasavalidlisting agreementwiththeother Realtor®
Andrea P.
ADearAndrea, I’msorryyouaren’t abletomoveinto yourhome,Ihopeyour challenges getresolved soon.I’massumingyou haveamortgageandwhen youclosedonyourhome youagreedthatyouand yourhusbandwouldbe theprimaryresidents. Thiswouldmeanthatyou cannotrentoutyourhome. Contactyourlenderformore clarification.Youwould alsowanttocontactyour insurancecompanyasyour policymaynotallowyouto rentoutthehouse.
Dear Ly nn, MyhusbandandI boughtahomeand afteritclosed,weraninto somechallengesandweneed torentitoutforawhile.We weretoldwecouldnotdo thatbecausewhenwebought it,weweretheonesthatwere goingtolivethere.Other peoplehavetoldusthatwe coulddoanythingwewant becauseweownit.What canwedo?
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CarriehasdeeprootsinBerkshireCountyandkeenknowledgeofthearea. Carrieandherhusbandhaveenjoyedraisingtheirchildreninthisareaand engaginginthediverseactivitiestheareahastoo er.Carrieandherhusband dedicatedmanyyearstocoachingandmanagingyouthsportsteams.Carriehas alsobeenaregisterednurseforovertenyearsandiscurrentlyaclinicalnursing supervisorandcasemanagerforUCPofWesternMA.Shehasdedicatedmuch timetomakingcommunityconnectionsthroughouthercareerandvolunteer opportunities.Carrieisalsoa2022graduateofMCLAwithaBachelorof ArtsdegreeinInterdisciplinaryStudies,focusingonleadershipandbusiness andhealthandhumanservices.Carrieenjoysresearchand ndsthatthe connectionshemakeswithherclientsandthetrustingrelationshipssheforms withthemisthemostrewardingpartofhercareer.Althoughanewlylicensed agent,Carrieisnotnewtotherealestateprocess.Carrieislookingforwardto bringingthisexperiencewithherassheconnectswithclientsduringthehome purchasingandsellingprocess.Whennotsellingrealestate,Carrieenjoys manyoutdooractivitiesandspendingtimewithfamilyandfriends.
CarrieBrassard