BILL CHERRY - happened to me! The listing agent called me and asked me why were we still at home 5 minutes after our scheduled appointment was over!

We should have no expectation of privacy while in someone elses home.

Happens all the time in the high end luxury homes, cameras everywhere...

homeowners need to do what they have to do....

I have nothing to hide so they can film/watch all they want

I have heard it many times Bill. It is illegal here unless a sign is posted informing people. If you discuss writing an offer and they see this it is unfair.

I try to be very careful what I say when I am showing a house for that very reason.

It happens!  I mug for the camera - they are usually pretty obvious.

It would not suprise me. In fact, I expect it. Check the laws as they vary from state to state. 

Pretty normal these days and I'm surprised you've just noticed.  I feel the homeowner has every right to monitor his/her home.

Yes - it's supposed to be disclosed (here anyway), but I've seen them when they were not. 

Always assume that you are being watched and listened to.  The [Florida] law is not clear - if you are in a public place (grocery store, gas station) they have to notify you, but on private property (home for sale), you don't.  However, a good attorney might argue that by opening your house to the public (Buyers), the disclosure law kicks in.

What about it? Sellers do it all the time. NC RE Commission has asked us now to notify showing agents if that is the case with our sellers.

I do consulting work for several DFW brokerages.  I recently received a call about one of their sellers who caught on video an agent having sex in his house.  He was quite upset.

Always assume there is audio and visual equipment in the home! Creepy, but that's the way it is!

It is best to show the home and get out of there.

When showing property, why not act as if someone could always be watching/listening? 

One should not do anything that could not be viewed by homeowner.

It happened to me... watched AND listened.  I never felt so violated.  While I said nothing that I wouldn't have said in the presence of the owners, it was truly ICKY!  As one pro to another, I thought I the very least that the listing agent should've tipped off all showing agents.

I've got nothing to hide, and I completely respect a homeowner's decision to monitor their own home.

I tell the buyers to always assume there is a camera in the house.

You should always assume that you are on camera and this advice should be given to prospects.

Yep, one of my clients did that to me, no sound just video, he told me and the camera was very obvious, but still creepy. I used to stick my tongue out at him everytime I opened the door to see how often he was actually paying attention.

It is happening often and is legal as long as they are not recording sound

Good morning Bill.  Recording a phone call, conversation etc here is legal, however video is a whole different story. 

Always assume there is a camera

You have to realize by now that cameras are virtually everywhere. Stroll through a Walmart parking lot and count how many have you covered. A home is not that much different today.

We are all being watched all the time, deal with it.

Not only does it happen in real life, it also happens on some real estate shows.

I've had it happen to me ...

I think it happens more than we think.

Happens here all of the time!  We don't discuss anything to do with the house while we are in it because it's so prevalent here.  And boy, the stories I hear from sellers!!

In this day and age, I expect it. 

It happens and I don't like it but times are changing and we have to expect there will be more and more of this.

I expect it especially in high end homes.

That happens all the time.

We always assume we are on camera when we enter homes. 

Well, unfortunately, thanks to few recent news splashes about unethical behavior of realtors, some sellers keep their cameras on. 

I'd suggest to assume the possibility of cameras during showing of higher end properties and be respectful. 

Its a new age, I tell my staff to always expect a hidden camera.

It's happening more and more, and not just high-end homes. And perhaps audio monitoring, too. You can't assume you have privacy

I think there should be disclosure of this.

I've heard that this is becoming more common.

Apparently some need to be watched ?

It is allowed but to what end? Who is montoring the monitor? Voyeurism creeps up on those who allow it.

Uh oh! Sounds like that could be a problem! 

BILL CHERRY I saw something on the news yesterday where a person raided a kitchen cabinet for drugs during an open house. The other one was an agent going through the cabinets.

Sure, it's happening everyday & there is nothing we can do about it when we are in others homes. Advise your buyers that they might be & leave it at that.

I really don't think it's a bad idea considering how agents leave sellers houses with doors open, etc.

It is getting to be like the TV show "Person of Interest" except they are not trying to save us!

Always assume you are being watched.  Problem solved.  

What's privacy?

This is becoming an issue. I've seen it on both sides. I've had sellers tell me things about showings and when I asked how they knew, they said they were watching from their computer. Just doesn't seem right to me.

I always assume someone is watching.  A few homeowners will disclose the fact that they are watching.

I found my clients and I being filmed and we walked out.  I told the listing agent that he had lost the sale...My client loved the home but were upset with the video taping.

Oh Pulease!

I tell my clients to always assume they ARE being watched.  ;-)

Bill,

You just assume this is going to happen  Be on your best behavior and tell your client to be quiet.  A  

I know it happens.