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I relocated across the country for work about 18 months ago. After speaking with an agent then, it was determined it was not in my best interest to list the house and we would wait until the market picked up. Fast forward to now, trying to work with the same realtor from the other side of the country. Within hours, she had the signed contract, completed disclosure statement, copy of the deed, and other needed paperwork. I also sent her photos. Please keep in mind, she had already seen the house, knew the layout, condition, ect. I then sent the keys via FedEx so she had those 2 days later. Now, 2 weeks later, the house is still not on the MLS. I realize it's been over a year, what's a couple more weeks, and my contract with her has a specific end date, so the longer it takes to list it, the less time she will have to sell it which is her problem, not mine.
I sent an email a week ago to which she said she was working on it. The email I sent yesterday did not receive a response. What could possibly be considered a legitimate delay at this point?
My MLS does not take kindly to pocket listings, even when the seller prefers not to be in the MLS.
Primary reason a listing agent would not submit the listing to the MLS is to prevent competition for the property and do so to protect his/ her own self interests.
Submitting a listing to the MLS takes minutes, not weeks.
I sent an email a week ago to which she said she was working on it. The email I sent yesterday did not receive a response. What could possibly be considered a legitimate delay at this point?
Nothing, pick up the phone and call the broker. Follow up with an email to document.
I would be picking up the phone and be on a conference call between her and her broker. IF she is the broker I would give her 24 hrs to get it listed or she would be fired for incompetence. Two weeks is two weeks of nobody knowing about your house. She could be passing up buyers left and right.
You could see what she's doing on fb or other social media. Just out of interest...like condolences etc. Even then you'd need to tell the broker you want someone else assigned.
Where is this house? Not that waiting for 2 weeks is good whatsoever, but if the house is where all the bad weather has been, all you're doing is allowing days on the market to tick by without any activity.
Read the listing agreement you signed. It should say in there how many days she has to get it into the MLS. Many MLS's will impose a fine on the agent if they are not inputting listings timely or updating statuses of listings timely.
Did the market actually pick back up in the 18 months that you waited?
Do you feel you made the right decision, or should you have just unloaded that year and a half ago?
Side note: Contrary to the post above you should indeed continue to rely on e-mail so that you have a document trail. Using the phone is fine once in awhile, but if that's your only method of communication it's a good way to get hosed by a less-than-honest agent.
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