(Ontario) Question: You have 2 buyers who want to put an offer on the same property. It is another brokerage’s listing. The buyer agent has to tell both of his …
The Complications of the Second Client
The timing issue comes into play, when you have two parties both under contract at the same time. If you get a Listing for Sam’s property, you can show it …
Is a Back-Up Offer to a Conditional Agreement a “Competing Offer”?
Question: If there is a conditional offer on your listing from Buyer Agent A and it has been negotiated and it is in the conditional period with no escape and …
Security at an “Open House”
(Ontario) Question: I had prospective visitors leave when I asked for ID. They thought that this was an invasion of their privacy. Answer: Yes, indeed it is an invasion of …
Salt, Sand and Shovel Before the Open House
Let’s assume that you are a real estate agent and you have agreed to host an Open House for your client. Question: Who is responsible if someone falls on the …
Sales Agent? Yes or No!
(Ontario) Question: I know that the Brokerage is the legal “agent” for the Seller, but what, if any is the role of the actual sales representative? Answer: The real estate …
Up the Commission
Question: I had an agent flat out tell me, in writing, that if we didn’t up the coop he wouldn’t take it to his client and I quote “If you …
Rule out Dual Agency in Ontario
The concept of dual agency in Ontario is largely focused upon one Sales Representative acting for both the Seller and the Buyer in the same deal. By accident, since the …
Related Party Disclosure Form
Ontario Question: Is there a specific disclosure form I have to use when doing an agreement if I’m related to my client? I know I have to include a disclosure …
Registration of the Unsigned Offer
Ontario Question: You get a notification from your office that an agent has “registered an offer” on your listing. You don’t see anything in email for an hour. You follow up …