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I'm looking at a property that is an exclusive listing. I gave the MLS # number to my agent and she said its not listed. However it's on realtor.com and on the brokerage website(ie keller williams.com). I even drove by and there is a lockbox on the property so I know it's listed and for sale. I don't know if my agent is lazy, or not being straight with me, but does anyone know what is going on?
Does the fact that this is an office exclusive listing mean that no one from another brokerage can show the property?
How do I see this property?
I'm looking at a property that is an exclusive listing. I gave the MLS # number to my agent and she said its not listed. However it's on realtor.com and on the brokerage website(ie keller williams.com). I even drove by and there is a lockbox on the property so I know it's listed and for sale. I don't know if my agent is lazy, or not being straight with me, but does anyone know what is going on?
Does the fact that this is an office exclusive listing mean that no one from another brokerage can show the property?
How do I see this property?
If you have an actual MLS number, any MLS member should be able to show it, unless showings are restricted entirely.
MLS members join the MLS to share listings.
If you have a number from a third party site that is not an actual MLS number, it may not be available for other agencies to show.
Go to an other agent's real estate search site, or your agent's search site, and search for it via MLS number, and by address.
If it turns up on their sites, you should be able to view it with your agent.
If you have an actual MLS number, any MLS member should be able to show it, unless showings are restricted entirely.
MLS members join the MLS to share listings.
If you have a number from a third party site that is not an actual MLS number, it may not be available for other agencies to show.
Go to an other agent's real estate search site, or your agent's search site, and search for it via MLS number, and by address.
If it turns up on their sites, you should be able to view it with your agent.
It's on realtor.com,zillow,hotpads etc etc, but it is not on other agency cites that usually show all listings. There is an MLS number. It is called a Weichert exclusive listing((which is a well-known real estate brokerage in my area, not sure if it is not national).
Do you know what a Weichert exclusive listing is. Has anybody had any experience with this/know what this means?
I'm looking at a property that is an exclusive listing. I gave the MLS # number to my agent and she said its not listed. However it's on realtor.com and on the brokerage website(ie keller williams.com). I even drove by and there is a lockbox on the property so I know it's listed and for sale. I don't know if my agent is lazy, or not being straight with me, but does anyone know what is going on?
Does the fact that this is an office exclusive listing mean that no one from another brokerage can show the property?
How do I see this property?
in inverse ... other than in NYC ....
1. it is possible to have an "office-only listing", but in this day and age it would be highly unusual.
2. It would not be accomplished on the standard form any real estate association uses.
3. It also wouldn't appear on Realtor.com for sure, unless it said that you could ONLY use the listing brokerage
4. if you have reason to believe your agent isn't being straight with you, then that's a conversation to have immediately to straighten out, because ....
5. IMO, the most probable thing is you've given her the wrong MLS number. if you ALSO gave her a street address, and neither MLS or street address is working, then and only then is there some oddity. Send her the page from Realtor.com and the webpage from kw.com
But as in another recent thread (pocket listings), if it's an "office listing" or "exclusive listing", the chances it would ever appear with an MLS before being sold are remote.
Is your agent a male or female? You've told us both.
If you sent him/her the listing and they say "it's not on the market" ... then you need to ask them to clarify. "Not on the market YET, but coming next weekend"? "Not on the market, it went under contract already/before they listed it for public availability"? "Not on the market, it closed 2 weeks ago"? "Not on the market, it was for a short period of time, but now shows withdrawn. Let me ask the listing agent what's going on for you"
Is your agent a male or female? You've told us both.
If you sent him/her the listing and they say "it's not on the market" ... then you need to ask them to clarify. "Not on the market YET, but coming next weekend"? "Not on the market, it went under contract already/before they listed it for public availability"? "Not on the market, it closed 2 weeks ago"? "Not on the market, it was for a short period of time, but now shows withdrawn. Let me ask the listing agent what's going on for you"
There might be two MLS systems. I live in a city with its own MLS, and sometimes Portland agents take local listings and put it on the Portland MLS and not the Salem one. I have no way of knowing about those listings unless my client tells me about it.
Maybe it is in an out of area MLS system.
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