Real Estate agents are licensed by the state. I am in Pennsylvania. Once approved to represent or “work for” clients, they are bound by RELRA, our Real Estate Licensing and Registration Act, which is enforced by the state Real Estate Commission. If an agent becomes a REALTOR, which means they belong to national, state and local REALTOR Associations, they are bound by a Code of Ethics which is very similar to RELRA although enforcement is handled through a local Association in most cases.

Once a REALTOR is “hired” to represent a buyer-client they owe them certain “fiduciary duties” which are spelled out in the rules and regulations. They should review and discuss them with their buyer-client to ensure that they are committed to working together. Here is a list of things NOT to do even if the buyer-client asks you to do them or if they accept your doing them. Most of this list comes from real-life examples, fortunately not my own. I have been mediating buyer-seller and client-agent disputes since 2002. In addition, I have served on all levels of our Association’s Professional Standards Committee which means I have heard, reviewed, evaluated and resolved many ethics complaints. As I like to say when I teach ethics to my fellow agents, you can’t make this stuff up.

Here are some examples of what NOT to do when representing a client buying Real Estate: ....

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