Blog: In A Tough New Construction Market, Builders Are Penny-Wise And Pound Foolish

Added September 28, 2006 by Ilyce Glink

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Last week, I got an email from a home buyer who had been told by a builder's representative that because she was unagented when she first saw the property, the builder would refuse to pay an agent's fee if she later returned with an agent in tow.

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In my mind, this is bad business. Builders -- if this is your policy, you're not winning any friends. Apparently, I'm not the only one who thinks so. I got this email this morning in response to the column:

Your Q&A builders & buyers reps: I took my buyers to a builder & he later tried to convince them not to pay me a commission. My buyers refused & he did pay the commission, slightly less than what it should have been. But we didn't make an issue of it. Will I deal with that builder in the future? Not likely.

Sept. 28, 2006.

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