Plastic3

I'm sorry to hear your story, since you say the Seller threatened to sue you, I assume you have already exercised the option? Agents can only give an estimated valuation according to the units currently available in the market, the actual valuation will very much depend on the condition of the specific unit, so it is advisable not to commit to any agreement before the valuation is out.

It is TRUE. Some Agents do that, I've encountered this myself: Was serving a buyer (my friend) looking at flats in Yishun, we saw a decent unit which my friend liked, His budget was 30k COV, I offered 20k COV to the Sellers Agent, Sellers Agent told me she has another offer 26k, fine I up my offer to 27k, then she told me she has another offer also 27k...I was like what the helll? so fast you got another matching offer? I told my friend to forget it, helped him find a better unit at 15k COV. 3-days later the Sellers Agent called me to tell me the Owner is considering my buyer's 27k offer, ask if my buyer has found a place....I tell her sorry we already found another place....

Woah you are tall for a 13-year old! perhaps you should go to this forum instead: http://flowerpod.com.sg

Since you have found your new home on your own, you don't really need to pay the Agent.

Well....not all Agents practise such behaviour...

Woah so aggressive, may I ask which company they're from?

Basically, elements of the contract can include: - parties & property involved - period of lease - rental price - deposit (if needed) - does tenant need to service & maintain the AC in the room? - permission to enter the room under what circumstances? - tenant not to engage in unlawful activities - terms on termination/extension

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I'm a dog lover, but I can understand how bepgof feels as I have friends who have been bitten by dogs before... They get very tense when they realise the presence of dogs, I can only imagine the kind of trauma they experienced, especially for some of them who were bitten when they were children...

I believe a lot of issues still in discussion, so they will not reveal any details to the public yet....

Courts will look at wife's contribution to the condo...perhaps she paid for maintenance, repairs or other upkeep...? it is not always 50/50.

Actually I mean the way in which they conducted door-knocking, seems half-hearted.... of course they should have been more polite

Standard time period to exercise option is 14days. Your 1% is in exchange for the Seller to grant you the OTP, it is non-refundable, please do not put down 1% option fee if unsure of purchase.

Yup, you can also use gothere.sg, to check how long it takes to reach different destinations from where you are

Yup, I just sold a flat for divorcee couple, they received good COV because location was good and it was original Lift level.

If you do not use the facilities often then is it really not worth paying the maintenance fee... You entered the stock market last year should have made a decent return Market slowly crawling back to 3000pts, if your investment horizon is long-term don't really need to track everyday, perhaps can pick some bluechips that you like and collect dividends although capital appreciation is slow, definitely still beats savings/FD!

Think they're new Agents, apart from the company I'm from...so far I have had the best experience dealing with ERA Agents, most of them are professional.

hahaha, of course I used real name just don't want to spam the forum with my name and company....

Last time they say say only...now very likely will happen soon, perhaps in the next few months...

Since everyone is sharing, thought i'll share too There was once I called an Agent to cobroke his listing for rental: Me: Hi Good morning, I am "Plastic" from XXX company, may I ask if you cobroke XXX? Agent: Can! you call me back in 2-years lor!! *hangup I guess logically there is nothing wrong with his reply, but didn't need to be so sarcastic...

Exactly, there is an EM asking COV 100k right now.....

For Bishan it is about COV 40k for an average executive unit, as there is low Supply and high Demand, Bishan is a comparably smaller estate.... I have 7 groups of buyers looking at EMs there...so you can imagine how prices can be bidded up...

Thanks aida81, I have been "preaching" to every buyer to engage their own Agent because no matter what, they're likely to have to pay the 1% commission, so why not get their own Agent to work for them than to give the 1% to Sellers Agent who did not do the sourcing for them?

Thanks bepgof, you're are very understanding, sometimes Agents may have been working for a long time(incurring expenses) without getting any commission, be it open listing or serving buyer/tenant, so they'll be firm on their commission rate maybe because they have earned nothing in the past months...and they really need the commission... of course there are also Agents who have an insatiable appetite for commission, no matter earn how much also not enough... I'm sorry for your "ordeal", it is true that we need to find out these information, but we have to also do it politely.... There are Agents who called to cobroke my listings, some of them talk to me like I owed them money, some of them address me politely...I guess we can only hope to meet more polite people in the future

Hi bepgof, I shall address some of your points: 1. Sincererity - Serve all, whether got comm or no comm, poor or rich - Serve all(Yes), poor or rich(Yes), got comm or no comm (No, would you work for your Company if they didn't pay you? I'm human need to eat, need to pay bills, need to support mother) But having said that, there are many times where I worked and didn't get paid, whether it is open listing or serving buyer or tenant Of course for the needy, we'll adjust our rate accordingly. 5. Book keeping - don't call client's name wrongly - Never happen before, did your Agent address you wrongly? (I do hope you can forgive us though, because in our line we meet numerous people and receive up to hundreds of calls everyday, sometimes it is hard to keep track) 7. Willingness to walk extra mile - arrange SP service, mid-night answer call - SP service we do arrange, my phone is on 24hrs if I hear it ring of course I will answer, if I dont hear it i'll reply missed call 9. Committment - what really drive u to become an real estate agent, - I became an Agent partly because of friend encouragement and partly because I like running around SG learning about new places, checking out new properties and making new friends...being an Agent is a service, I try my best to provide the best service, probably not the "textbook" answer you're looking for, but it is my honest answer. 12. Backup - anyone can stand in for u when u are not available - I work in a team, so I have people covering me when i'm not available, likewise I cover for them too.. 13. Pleasant looking/groom - Clients, at first sight, have confidence/trust on u. - I try to look neat, yes What is most important to me is to have Integrity in whatever I do, whether in Real Estate or not.