forgotten 1 Report post Posted June 13, 2010 (edited) I found it puzzling why the seller kept quiet when the agent chased buyer out of the house? If property market is very bad and there's a lack of buyers to buy the unit now, I bet this agent won't dare to be so ya-ya. Edited June 13, 2010 by forgotten Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ordolla 0 Report post Posted June 13, 2010 I found it puzzling why the seller kept quiet when the agent chased buyer out of the house? If property market is very bad and there's a lack of buyers to buy the unit now, I bet this agent won't dare to be so ya-ya. I supposed the owner doesn't know what to do as the husband wasn't around. I was surprised that the husband, the supposedly very principled man (according to the agent) left his wife at home alone to deal with this. The wife doesn't know what to do and only called the husband when we requested her to. But the husband couldn't be reached. We had wanted to insisted staying but I simply couldn't put up with the agent's bad attitude so we left. All the wife could say was that they had made the decision to sell the house to us but has nothing to do with our commission to agent, while at the same time, we have to reach a consensus with the agent. How to reach consensus when he doesn't even allow room for discussion?? Btw, the agent is from Linkvest. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blueocean 0 Report post Posted June 14, 2010 That's a small agency. I dont know whether it is one or two man type of agency. I prefer to deal with big agencies ... Btw, the agent is from Linkvest. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bepgof 20 Report post Posted June 14, 2010 (edited) I supposed the owner doesn't know what to do as the husband wasn't around. I was surprised that the husband, the supposedly very principled man (according to the agent) left his wife at home alone to deal with this. The wife doesn't know what to do and only called the husband when we requested her to. But the husband couldn't be reached. We had wanted to insisted staying but I simply couldn't put up with the agent's bad attitude so we left. All the wife could say was that they had made the decision to sell the house to us but has nothing to do with our commission to agent, while at the same time, we have to reach a consensus with the agent. How to reach consensus when he doesn't even allow room for discussion?? Btw, the agent is from Linkvest. Ordolla, just kp & curious, what makes the unit so special which you like to fall in love with? Edited June 14, 2010 by bepgof Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
duhzzz 0 Report post Posted June 14, 2010 I went thro a hard time too before signing the OTP. Went to view the house and really liked it. The only thing the agent mentioned was to sms him our price and he will check with his other buyer's price. Before he left, he "Assured" us that he would be fair to both buyers. Well, we initailly trusted him, but after an hour after we called him to tell him of our price, he told us the flat is SOLD!!! As we really liked the flat and felt that he was being unfair to us, we went to seller's house on the same day, and waited till 11pm when the seller came home and explained the entire situation to the seller. The seller called for the agent to her house immediately to explain himself and he came only 1 hr later, which is 12am midnight plus. Eventually the seller decided to sell to us as we paid the amount that the seller requested initially (55K!). Strangely, he agent revealed to us that his other buyer was his direct buyer (So he will earn 3% from this sales) plus the buyer wanted him to sell his current flat too. So in total he will earn 5%!!! But if he sell to us, he will get 2% only. Bottom line, trust no one. Easy too fool young buyers like us as this is the first time that we are buying a property. Many unethical agents in this line and that's why government is stepping in too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ordolla 0 Report post Posted June 14, 2010 Ordolla, just kp & curious, what makes the unit so special which you like to fall in love with? It's nicely renovated and with market nearby. So the COV is rather reasonable at the current market value.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ordolla 0 Report post Posted June 14, 2010 I had wrote in to SAEA. Apparently, the agent is not accredited by the authority. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
auroraz 0 Report post Posted June 14, 2010 Hi guys, If you all need to look for an agent to either sell or buy, I recommend Desmond Lau from ERA 9661 4568. He also had the exclusive rights to the unit that I had bought and had dealt very professionally with both seller and buyers in my opinion. And he also ensures to iron out all issues within his capacity to have a smooth sales transition period. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ordolla 0 Report post Posted June 14, 2010 Full details of the agent involved: Name: Johnny Koh Email: johnnykohhl@yahoo.com HP: 90267033 / 9188 2751 Company: Linkvest Position: Associate Director He has this trainee with him, called Joanne or Joanna who also tried to act fierce and nasty like him. I don't think I want to deal with linkvest agents anymore. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RIC 0 Report post Posted June 15, 2010 http://www.linkvest.com.sg/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
d007 0 Report post Posted June 15, 2010 Please report him to CASE and IEA Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Doomsday 0 Report post Posted June 24, 2010 Please report him to CASE and IEA That is why I won't look for an agent if I can help it. 3% commission for a $400K HDB = $12K. What kind of work has the agent done to deserve so much money for a single transaction? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chronograph 0 Report post Posted June 25, 2010 IMO, if the agent can get the right buyer to pay for the amount seller asked for or even more then i felt the fee is justified. I will be glad for eg, val=500k, u wanted 50k cash, but agent managed to sell more than 550k. As for the agent mentioned here, he only has his own interest at heart. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
