{"id":81945,"date":"2012-09-30T10:30:27","date_gmt":"2012-09-30T10:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ilovesofla.com\/2012\/09\/30\/do-you-know-who-your-realtor-is-make-sure-you-arent-dealing-with-a-highjacker\/"},"modified":"2019-04-23T20:49:44","modified_gmt":"2019-04-23T20:49:44","slug":"do-you-know-who-your-realtor-is-make-sure-you-arent-dealing-with-a-highjacker-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ewmrealestate.com\/blog\/do-you-know-who-your-realtor-is-make-sure-you-arent-dealing-with-a-highjacker-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Do You Know Who Your Realtor Is? Make Sure You Aren’t Dealing With A Highjacker"},"content":{"rendered":"

I want to preface this blog with the statement that I did not<\/strong> wake up on the wrong side of the bed this morning.\u00a0\u00a0 As a matter of fact, I had a perfect morning.\u00a0 Woke up before the sun was up, had coffee, read the paper,\u00a0 had a nice long walk with the dog,\u00a0 chatted with other neighborhood walkers and came back home to start work.\u00a0 While I was leafing through my daily Google alerts, I came across a listing in Pinecrest.\u00a0 I clicked on the link and was immediately familiar with one of Josie Wang’s listings.\u00a0 It happens to be a modern home in Pinecrest at 9500 SW 60 Ct<\/a>., and is just around the corner from my house.<\/p>\n

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9500 SW 60 Ct., Pinecrest<\/p><\/div>\n

As I scrolled through the link, I did not see anything that mentioned Josie or AVATAR, her broker.\u00a0 I know that a lot of agents and brokers have a myriad of websites, blogs, and aggregators (such as Trulia and Zillow) in order to promote their listings and maximize a seller’s internet exposure.\u00a0 However, I also know that most agents and brokers clearly advertise themselves on these pages as well, so I immediately realized that this was someone hijacking Josie’s listing as their own.\u00a0 Sure enough, when I scrolled to the very bottom of the page, the last line read that the listing was AVATAR’s.\u00a0 I can assure you, I am going to be one of the few who reads that very last line.\u00a0 I immediately sent an e-mail to Josie and contacted leaders in the Miami Realtors Association.\u00a0 This is an increasingly common occurrence that needs to be stopped.<\/p>\n

This exact thing happened to Carole Smith, a Realtor in my same EWM office.\u00a0 Carole took action<\/a> on the hijacking of her listing and I applaud her and urge all Realtors and sellers do the same.\u00a0 Even though she is extremely busy, she took the time out to file a complaint, blog about the issue and post the blog on her Facebook page.\u00a0 The feedback and frustration she heard back from other agents and individuals\u00a0 shows how rapidly this unscrupulous practice is spreading.<\/p>\n

Why should you care?<\/strong><\/p>\n

1) If you are a Realtor, it should be obvious.\u00a0 As a listing agent, we spend hundreds to thousands of dollars to develop a marketing strategy as unique as each property.\u00a0 This includes pictures, videos, and verbiage to highlight the property.\u00a0 We also take time to get to know other features about the property and the neighborhood it is in.\u00a0 When someone takes that information and passes it off as their own, it should be the same as plagiarism or copyright infringement.<\/p>\n

2) If you are a seller, number one above applies to you as does the following:\u00a0 the listing agent has information that may need to be shared with a buyer or buyer’s agent but that isn’t specified in the marketing literature.\u00a0 If the hijacker is passing your property off as being their listing, you have no control over what they are saying to hook the buyer.\u00a0 The listing agent also has spent the time getting to know you, your home, neighborhood and the specific properties that make your home special.\u00a0 This added knowledge helps you get the most money for your home and allows for disclosure of issues that may affect the buyer upon their purchase, thereby avoiding potential problems after the sale.<\/p>\n

3)\u00a0 If you are a buyer BEWARE<\/strong>.\u00a0 The main reason these agents\/brokers hijack other agent\/broker listings is to find you!\u00a0 Some of them may be new in the business, focus on buyer representation vs listings, or simply not have enough of their own listings.\u00a0 If they clearly acknowledge that this listing is another agent’s\/broker’s, most agent’s have no problem with the practice of having their listings posted on another agent’s\u00a0 website or blog.\u00a0 Most of us want the maximum exposure for our listings and are happy to “share” (that is basically what IDX<\/a> is about) our listings to get them sold faster and at market price, which is the price you and the seller agree to.<\/p>\n

If these hijackers act unethically with their own peers, is this someone you want representing you in your purchase, when your money is on the line?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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