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Hi Mattye -- I've never experienced this and as others answered it appears to be not only unprofessional but unethical. In California, for example, a buyer can cancel the purchase agreement during the inspection/investigation time period without giving a reason. Sellers may want to know "why" but are not entitled to an explanation.
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That is tough to hear, Mattye.
Seeing as this is a violation of our Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice of the National Association of Realtors (Article 16, SOP 16-13), I would certainly bring this up with their Broker-in-Charge, or manager of their office. That type of behavior is certainly unprofessional and unacceptable, and that opposing realtor should certainly pay a price.
That is also the reason that I do not put my client's contact information on our contract.
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Our contract requires the Buyer provide a copy of the inspection report...
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In our state the listing agent would be out of line calling the buyer. Am very surprised to learn that a buyer can walk in California during the inspection period without a safety or material defect. The buyer has to include the inspection report or the portion of it detailing the material defects or safety issues, which I think is only fair as the seller has a right to know. Sometimes inpsectors make mistakes.
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First of all, an inspection report that a buyer paid for is their intellectual property and they have no obligation to release it to sellers or sellers' agent. Seconday, if it's an option/due diligence period, the buyer often has the right to terminate a contract for any reason or no reason. They don't have to provide a reason; they just lose their due diligence fee. You would need to check your state's contract for specifics on this.
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During our inspection period, the buyer can cancel unilaterally. Seller gets inspection report anyway, as part of terms of the contract, but it wouldn't help them much, as reason for cancellation does not have to be related to the inspection. It can be from a response from the seller's disclosure statement. Your listing agent should be reported for conduct unbecoming.
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No. In Michigan that would be an ethics complaint against the listing agent.
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Sounds like the listing agent is under fire from her/his seller, wondering what happened and why. Since the agent did not ask nicely, I would tell her perhaps her sellers should hire a home inspector and see if there are things they can mitigate to keep from it happening again.
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No, and this is a violation of licensing behavior in Florida. I would report this agent.
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Yes...I always counsel my clients that the inspection report is ours and ours alone and don't give it out. I also tell them to have the calling party call me. I will also make a call to the BROKER and file a compaint.
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I've never experienced this and hope to keep it that way.
The behavior was out of line. The sellers may have blamed the listing agent for the failed transaction and the listing agent panicked, though that's no excuse for the behavior.
If asked nicely, I would have shared a copy of the inspection report if it was okay with the buyers.
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As others have said, this is unprofessional and unethical. I would report that agent to his/her broker and local board of Realtors.
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that violates the NAR Code of Ethics and probably your state regulations- the listing agent may not contact another agent's client - Call her broker and complain. If she is the broker then consider whether buyer wants to escalate the complaint
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No, I have never experienced that.
You know you can make this agents life very unpleasant if you and your client choose that path.
I would, due to this breach of protocol, tell the agent to go pound sand then call the agents broker and start the stuff rolling down hill.