[Skunky1]

I would always use a Realtor. Considering that all roads are public there is a right of way that extends open to all of our yards which can be used by realtors for various signs and flags for the day of the open house.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by vintageogauge

It shows their desperation.

Yep, that's it. Fastest growing community in the nation for like 10+ years, developers are billionaires, yet you think they are "desperate". Maybe you should start a go fund me page for them

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

Yep, that's it. Fastest growing community in the nation for like 10+ years, developers are billionaires, yet you think they are "desperate". Maybe you should start a go fund me page for them

I don't think Vintageogauge said that. (There is something askew this morning with the quotes)

Vintageogauge is a firm supporter of The Villages and the developers.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

It's not about new homes at all. Outside realtors are not allowed to sell new construction in the Villages. The Villages sells their own properties. Once those properties are sold, they are the property of the buyer. The buyer can choose anyone they want (or no one at all) to sell their property, if and when that buyer chooses to sell their home. They can choose an independent realtor, a ReMax realtor, a Fox Realty realtor, their second cousin the realtor, the 4SaleByOwner website with no realtor at all, and the Villages Properties agents. That's why you see so many "Properties of the Villages" signs in the windows of garages of homes that are NOT new, but are for sale.

In fact, if you check out the Daily Sun, you will see an entire section of the paper, every single day, featuring pre-owned homes that are NOT new, being sold through Properties of the Villages.

Clearly we agree. New homes can only be sold by The Villages staff. Used homes can be sold by anyone, including the owners. We sold our home in Hadley. In fact it was never on the market. Someone from TOTV came to visit us and we were not selling. They said if we did decide to move to a little bigger home they wanted to buy our house. We did and they did.

[wirenail444]

Nobody answered the question----- what was the outcome of the trial of the real estate agents that left the Villages employ?????????????

[HIgolfers]

Originally Posted by wirenail444

Nobody answered the question----- what was the outcome of the trial of the real estate agents that left the Villages employ?????????????

It was a bench trial (judge alone). So it’s possible the judge has not rendered his decision yet.

[Villages Kahuna]

I haven’t heard the resolution of the case. But I can speak to the skill of one of the two principal defendants.

I wasn’t inclined to hire Properties of The Villages until he reviewed his record with me. I interviewed him because he was recommended but I was going to hire an “outside” firm. I told him that I wasn’t comfortable with the PoTV reputation for listing pre-owned homes but putting all their effort into selling new homes. He showed me his record for the prior year then he had sold 128 pre-owned homes and only 1 new one. And all his sales were in the central part of TV, between 466 and a mile or so north of 44. Our house was smack in the middle.

He went on to say that he had a data base of interested buyers, with their areas of interest, specs, price range, etc. He said he would “blast” an e-mail to them even before we set a price or signed a listing agreement. I relented and decided to list with him.

When he came the next day to present the comps, let me set the price, and get the listing agreement signed he said we would have to leave the house the next afternoon for four appointments he had already scheduled. We signed the listing agreement and set the asking price near the top of the comps that he provided.

We left the house the next day and before dinner got his call saying we had an all cash offer for our full asking price. We never even had pictures taken.

If his new partner is as good, I can understand why PoTV didn’t want to lose them. We couldn’t have been happier and of course would recommend him highly.

[allsport]

Most people I know who have stayed with TV realtors have a hard time selling because TV pushes sales of new homes. The outside realtors are far more aggressive in the sale of previously owned homes. There are different rules according to where you live in TV. North of 466 can have all kinds of signs.

[acornhome]

Closing arguments were in last Wednesday. Awaiting the judge’s decision.

[Buckeye Bob]

Originally Posted by allsport

Most people I know who have stayed with TV realtors have a hard time selling because TV pushes sales of new homes. The outside realtors are far more aggressive in the sale of previously owned homes. There are different rules according to where you live in TV. North of 466 can have all kinds of signs.

Somewhere, during all of this, the commission schedule was posted for the Village Realtors. Showed commissions were higher on new homes and went higher as certain levels were reached. Now you know why they stear everyone to new homes even though they listed your pre-owned.

[Travelhunter123]

Originally Posted by Villages Kahuna

I haven’t heard the resolution of the case. But I can speak to the skill of one of the two principal defendants.

I wasn’t inclined to hire Properties of The Villages until he reviewed his record with me. I interviewed him because he was recommended but I was going to hire an “outside” firm. I told him that I wasn’t comfortable with the PoTV reputation for listing pre-owned homes but putting all their effort into selling new homes. He showed me his record for the prior year then he had sold 128 pre-owned homes and only 1 new one. And all his sales were in the central part of TV, between 466 and a mile or so north of 44. Our house was smack in the middle.

He went on to say that he had a data base of interested buyers, with their areas of interest, specs, price range, etc. He said he would “blast” an e-mail to them even before we set a price or signed a listing agreement. I relented and decided to list with him.

When he came the next day to present the comps, let me set the price, and get the listing agreement signed he said we would have to leave the house the next afternoon for four appointments he had already scheduled. We signed the listing agreement and set the asking price near the top of the comps that he provided.

We left the house the next day and before dinner got his call saying we had an all cash offer for our full asking price. We never even had pictures taken.

If his new partner is as good, I can understand why PoTV didn’t want to lose them. We couldn’t have been happier and of course would recommend him highly.

Who was it

[merrymini]

We tried to sell our house through the villages. Any agency has numerous realtors and any one of them can be great or a lug. The villages did not work for us and sold our house with an outside realtor. Most experiences of sales are anecdotal but the village’s business is selling new homes. That is where they make their money, not resales. I believe they offer resales as an additional service, after all, they are real estate agents. They are a business and business is there to MAKE MONEY. No problem.

[Ken D.]

Originally Posted by wirenail444

Nobody answered the question----- what was the outcome of the trial of the real estate agents that left the Villages employ?????????????

Thanks for your response, you beat me to the punch. Simple question nobody answered.

[banjobob]

We bought our home from The Villages real estate salesman , great experience showed homes when were here visiting on separate occasions followed up for over a year with how you doing phone calls absolutely no pressure and then found us the perfect home we asked for . A beautiful preowned villa in nearly new condition from a couple who were snow birds and were here 3 months per year. We recommend them highly . He also advised a possible sure way of having our offer accepted , which worked. Thanks Phil McQuire for your efforts, I think he has since retired.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

One of the people named in the suit settled before the trial date. She had to pay $5000 in attorney fees to the Villages, and promise not to "engage in competitive activities" with regards to Villages properties. Of course there's zero competition when a seller doesn't WANT the Villages Properties to represent them in the sale of their home. My next door neighbor refused. She wanted an outside realtor, period. So this settlement doesn't seem like it was all that hurtful, if you take it on face value. As long as the seller doesn't try and get a quote from the Villages Properties, then an outside realtor wouldn't be competing against them.

2nd post, the very first response to the OP. I told you what happened to one of the defendants.