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Forced commitment contracts for property viewings

🏠 homesocial problemSingle report ●●●●● severity 3/5

A Zillow user reports that a specific real estate agent requires potential buyers to sign a commitment contract before they are allowed to view a house.

Who's affected: A prospective homebuyer using Zillow and possibly others in the same situation

⚠️ Single report. This is one person's account. We mark it so until more voices confirm it.

What people do today

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Ideas a builder, maker or community group could start on:

  1. A browser extension that flags real estate listings with mandatory buyer-broker agreement requirements
  2. A community-sourced database where users can report agents who mandate exclusivity contracts for viewings
  3. A standardized template for non-binding 'showing-only' agreements that buyers can offer to agents instead of full commitment contracts
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Real voices

“Be prepared to sign a commitment contract if you request Shelly Bethke to show you a house.”

Source: App Store review: zillow

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