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Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
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As a buyer I have had my agent move to another office and the deal was finished with the broker working for me instead of the agent.

Oct 12, 2017 10:02 AM
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Eve Alexander
Buyers Broker of Florida - Tampa, FL
Exclusively Representing ONLY Tampa Home Buyers

The agent can only work for ONE broker.  

If agent changes offices, they no longer work for the old broker or own any of their deals.

Of course that can be changed by what the office policy manual says and agreement of BOTH brokers...the new broker and old broker.

If I fired an agent, they did not get to finish what they were working on.  They did however get paid something on it as did the new agent.

Eve

 

Oct 12, 2017 09:40 AM
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Anthony Acosta - ALLATLANTAcondos.com
Harry Norman, REALTORS® - Atlanta, GA
Associate Broker

I have not.

Oct 12, 2017 03:43 PM
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Sandy Padula & Norm Padula, JD, GRI
HomeSmart Realty West & Florida Realty Investments - , CA
Presence, Persistence & Perseverance

No; that is highly atypical since when that happens, the original listing agent i giving up a huge share of their commission.

Oct 12, 2017 10:54 AM
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Michael Setunsky
Woodbridge, VA
Your Commercial Real Estate Link to Northern VA

Fred Griffin No, I've never had this happen. I have worked some commercial deals where two or more agents shared the listing. I never knew which one would show up.

Oct 12, 2017 10:16 AM
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
Real Estate Broker Retired

Yes & it's very awkward.

Oct 12, 2017 10:09 AM
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Candice A. Donofrio
Next Wave RE Investments LLC Bullhead City AZ Commercial RE Broker - Fort Mohave, AZ
928-201-4BHC (4242) call/text

It happens. All listings are the broker's. Listing agent leaves, broker takes over and or assigns an agent.

Oct 12, 2017 09:55 AM
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Maybe once, Fred... 

Oct 12, 2017 09:45 AM
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Richie Alan Naggar
people first...then business Ran Right Realty - Riverside, CA
agent & author

I have heard complaints on this...Its doable but controversial with fraught

Oct 12, 2017 09:30 AM
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Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Andover, MA
Andover, MA: Andover Luxury Homes For Sale

This can happen, Fred.

Jun 02, 2018 10:06 PM
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Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

I have not, but good luck, it is a beautiful home.

Oct 16, 2017 11:32 AM
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Olga Simoncelli
Veritas Prime, LLC dba Veritas Prime Real Estate - New Fairfield, CT
CONSULTANT, Real Estate Services & Risk Management

It should still work.

Oct 14, 2017 04:22 AM
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

No, A

Oct 13, 2017 03:55 PM
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Inna Ivchenko
Barcode Properties - Encino, CA
Realtor® • GRI • HAFA • PSC Calabasas CA

yes, I hope, it is an improvement in your situation. Good luck.

Oct 13, 2017 12:06 PM
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Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
https://HugginsHomes.com - Thousand Oaks, CA
Residential Real Estate and Investment Properties

I've requested the Broker take over the tranasaction a few times due to agent incompetence.

Oct 13, 2017 09:35 AM
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Christine Kankowski North SD and Temecula
House Match Inc - Poway, CA
Excellent Sales and Property Management

Yes once. I was purcahsing an investment property out of state and my agent was hospitalized.

Oct 13, 2017 07:07 AM
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Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

I have, and it was a pain.

Oct 13, 2017 06:41 AM
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Marco Giancola
Beachfront Realty - Miami Beach, FL
Realtor (305)608-1922, Miami Beach Florida

Sure a few times-once when I refused to work with an unethical agent and my sellers sided with me. It can work both ways.

Oct 13, 2017 06:02 AM
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Scott Godzyk
Godzyk Real Estate Services - Manchester, NH
One of the Manchester NH's area Leading Agents

Yes and i am dealing with it now. Time will tell but i find myself doing everything now, but at least it is getting done and will close

Oct 13, 2017 05:48 AM
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Nathan Gesner
American West Realty and Management - Cody, WY
Broker / Property Manager

No, I have not had that experience yet but I can see how it would happen.

Oct 13, 2017 05:20 AM
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Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers
Serving the Greater Phoenix and Scottsdale Metropolitan Area - Scottsdale, AZ
Haven Express @ Keller Williams Arizona Realty

We have had listings reassigned to us by our Broker when the original listing agent wasn't working out for the Seller...

Oct 13, 2017 04:56 AM
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Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

no

Oct 13, 2017 04:07 AM
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Tina White
RE/MAX Executive - Asheville, NC
Real Estate Agent serving Western North Carolina

Ugh...That's a nightmare.  This happened to me.  I left a firm and the Broker sent letters to all my listings saying, "I'll be representing you now."  All of them terminated their listing agreements and once they expired all of them had new MLS numbers.  It's. A. Nightmare.

 

Oct 12, 2017 09:00 PM
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Richard Bazinet /MBA, CRS, ABR
West USA Realty - Scottsdale, AZ
Phoenix Scottsdale. Sellers, Buyers & Relocations

I hear it happens, rarely though. Never been in that situation.

Oct 12, 2017 08:48 PM
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Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

I have had that happen when the agent got called out of town on a family emergency or moved unexpectedly.

Oct 12, 2017 08:43 PM
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William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

It has not happened where I changed areas, but I have been involved where agents have disappeared or been pulled from teh deal

Oct 12, 2017 05:56 PM
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Kevin J. May
Florida Supreme Realty - Hobe Sound, FL
Serving the Treasure & Paradise Coasts of Florida

I have had only Brokers bring the sale to closing when this happens and would gladly accept another agent's assignment if necessary. No problems!

Oct 12, 2017 05:04 PM
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Lynnea Miller
Bend Premier Real Estate - Bend, OR
Premier Real Estate Service in Central Oregon

I have currently taken over a deal for one of the agents in my brokerage due to seller/agent issues. We will close, hopefully early next week, and will be happy to have this challenging deal behind us!

Oct 12, 2017 04:41 PM
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Jennifer Mackay
Counts Real Estate Group, Inc. - Panama City, FL
Your Bay County Florida Realtor 850.774.6582

Not for me, but I have done it in the past - wasn't a good situation after wards though - grats on the sale Fred Griffin 

Oct 12, 2017 03:41 PM
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Joe Pryor
The Virtual Real Estate Team - Oklahoma City, OK
REALTOR® - Oklahoma Investment Properties

Nopt sure but I believe so although the listing stayed with the existing broker.

Oct 12, 2017 01:08 PM
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Silvia Dukes PA, Broker Associate, CRS, CIPS, SRES
Tropic Shores Realty - Ich spreche Deutsch! - Spring Hill, FL
Florida Waterfront and Country Club Living

Yes, same sort of situation.

Oct 12, 2017 01:08 PM
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Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

Hope it goes well, Fred. Never had this happen...yet.

Oct 12, 2017 12:46 PM
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Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

you can always communicate with the broker/owner if the assignment is more than agent #2 can handle!!!

Oct 12, 2017 12:28 PM
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Mary Yonkers
Alan Kells School of Real Estate/Howard Hanna Real Estate - Erie, PA
Erie/PA Real Estate Instructor

Yes. In Pennsylvania the listing is with the broker not the agent. If the agent leaves the broker the listing stays with the broker who will assign another agent to take over. 

Does the original agent get paid? It depends on the broker.

Oct 12, 2017 12:24 PM
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Greg Large
ERA Real Solutions - Grove City, OH
A Tradition of Trust

yes but on Buyer side, not Listing Side, Broker finished the transaction.

Oct 12, 2017 11:45 AM
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Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Interesting. Good luck with the transaction.

Oct 12, 2017 11:03 AM
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Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041
ReMax Realtec Group - Palm Harbor, FL
Making FLORIDA Real Estate EZ

No, I have not.

However, should such occur on a statically relevant number, the importance of the real estate agent may become apparent.

This is a good object lesson for newbie agents. When you sign that agreement with the broker, make sure you understand just how the broker can hurt you.

Oct 12, 2017 09:40 AM