Mike Rock, Sam Shueh Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041 and Michael Setunsky kinda of summed it up. As a listing agent, I get it when agents want info but who are they to decide my response time-they are one call, I'm getting 20 for example. As a buyer agent I know all too well the black hole my messages seemed to vaporize in with listing agents. My assistant and do our best, we do reply to all eventually and as a buyer agent I just stalk them daily until they respond or it no longer matters.

Winston Heverly No, you can't find them for lack of common courtesy, but you can remember who they are the next time.

No.  Some people don't know what courtesy is or have any common sense. 

NO...unless the requesting agent can be fined for requesting information already provided as an attachment on the mls or included in the realtor remarks or publicly displayed in the property description.

As you can see, my response comes from the overwhelming number of agents who refuse to READ.

AND, let fine the agent who calls the next day asking EXACTLY the same questions on the same property.

Tuesdays example: "My buyer want to know how old is the roof?" 

The very first line in the public description state, ROOF REPLACED September 7, 2015.  

GIVE ME MY MONEY!

You are aware, fines only enrich the MLS company who really doesn't care what you do. 

As long as the sword cuts both ways,,,let's help out the MLS and start fining each other.

The agents who do not respond are the ones who got buyers already. They do not wish to be bothered since .......

no.no.no. while it is frustrating, AND many agents shouldnt be doing what they do for a living. we have ENOUGH big brother around.mls, nar , mar (bill), everything is suppose to be in the best interest of the client, it usually is in best interest of the agent...

Winston,

There is enough acrimony and ego between too many agents. Don’t give agents the opportunity to spitefully turn each other in for fines over a courtesy.

That would be over board, but I do call the Broker at times.

I've been on both sides of this one Winston Heverly.

I expect a non-urgent call back (like, for more info) within 24 hours and I try to adhere to that for incoming requests, too.  (Most of the time I am much quicker than 24 hours, by the way.)

Clients/potential clients get moved up on my response time as do agents telling me that they need something to write an offer. 

No, never, but if it's ever mandated who would you like to make the check out to?

Their clients may want to fire them, and most do if they do not get it done.

I don't think they should be fined but, I do think they should be reminded that it is not being considerate to the seller, agent, or the profession to not feedback.

I think so because they are doing a disservice to their client. As your client can be interested in the property, the listing agent is complicating the transaction. Not to mention it makes everybody job easier and it can avoid very dirty tactics and dissatisfied clients, not to mention potential lawsuits.

It would be nice to have consequences for bad behavior, but a non-response issue  would be too cumbersome to pursue and to prove "without a reasonable doubt".

No, you used the word professional courtesy which indicate optional to me.

We need to raise the bar of the professionalism here in Tucson, AZ. 

Fined? No. They're going to lose customers. That's punishment enough.

Got me laughing on this Winston!! what a can of worms that would be.  There are enough trolls out there minding everyones business without making them think it IS their business.  No.   Enjoy the weekend.  Mark

No, you can't fine someone for a lack of courtesy, or in many cases, being extremely busy.  However, the potential to lose business should be in itself enough of a fine.

No. Some agents don't know how to, or are too lazy to read MLS printouts, or download the docs in the mls that contain instructions, plats, floor plans, perc site info, deed, covenants, etc, etc. Of course, on the other hand, some listings agents are too lazy to enter that info into the MLS, or they are afraid to enter in, because they think they will be sued if it turns out that the information isn't accurate.

The relationship between listing agent/brokerage and seller is between them not between listing agent and buyer's agent. I think it's going a little too far to start fining people. And what if you don't like the nature of their response, how long it takes them to respond, etc? Starts leading a life of its own.

That would be quite nice, but I don't think it will ever happen. I think the agents that do this and keep doing it eventually are the once that go out of business. 

Wellll . . . if they are in the same MLS/Association, where the entire point is cooperation, they need to provide accurate information about a property, and if they do not have information posted somewhere that is clear and understandable, and they fail to respond to more than one request for info or clarification . . . I'd LOVE to see 'em dinged for that! It is frustrating when our clients are penalized for a lack of professionalism on the part of another.

Winston Heverly Agents should be fined for violating the MLS rules that clearly define what a violation is, and how much the fine will be for such a violation.  Anything else - submit the suggestion to the MLS and see if they incorporate it.