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Originally Posted by graciegirl
KuKukachoo Mrs. Robinson. There are many realtors around here who resent not being able to participate in the new home sales. Sometimes they use this forum for demeaning some very wonderful folks like long time ethical and responsible sales agents working for The Villages.
We have purchased two new homes through our Villages sales agent and would use him again. He and his wife have become our friends. There are many, many, who will praise the Villages sales agents who worked with them. What I like about working with a Villages sales agent is the LACK of pressure and the absence of HOUNDING often found when you work with realtors. Ours showed us some used homes at our request, but in the end decided we really wanted a new home again.
To the OP, use both a Villages Agent and a realtor if you are looking at used homes is the advice most would give you. Lyle Gant, a realtor who advertises on this forum has a good reputation and is very helpful and not pushy.
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KuKukachoo???
Gracie -- let's call a spade a spade. I am sure there are many fine, upstanding agents that work here in the TV, and the same holds true for Realtors who work for outside agencies. Please don't harp how Villages' agents are not pushy while Realtors are. That is pure nonsense!
If a Realtor resents not being able to sell Villages listed properties, their resentment is not unfounded. You may not get it, but that is how the "real" real estate industry works. This is how Realtors earn a living! That is why the Multi-List System works to benefit everyone.
While there may be many fine agents working here in TV, there is also a pretty good supply of those who lack experience, commitment and are lazy. This is also true throughout the industry. To say that there aren't any bad apples in the sack is a misnomer and simply not true.
At one time The Villages did cooperate with outside brokers. At some point (I don't know how long ago it was), they stopped because they felt they didn't need the Realtors. They figured why only take a piece of the pie when they could have the whole thing. So with this new system, do you know who paid the price? Well, I'll tell you . . . The residents of TV who wanted to list their house for sale! Their new system only benefited TV and the outside brokers and residents suffered.
So if there is resentment, it is with good reason. Greed unfortunately, changes many things and usually hurts everyone except the one who instituted it, as in this case.