Real estate agent
It is shocking yet it happens every day. Realtors Lie to Consumers and Fail to Disclose and No One Holds them Accountable for their actions. No one can make a Realtor liable for their Lies. The Realtors are protected on so many levels.
Real Estate Consumers are hurt everyday at the Lies that Realtors tell them. Yes it is a cruel world and people lie sometimes, the thing is with members of the National Association of Realtors they Lie, They fail to Disclose and they are not held accountable by the So called "Higher Standard" umbrella of NAR that they work under.
No one hears the cries of the real estate consumer, sleepless night after sleepless night as they wonder if tomorrow will be a better day. If tomorrow they will find a way to get the Realtor to pay for the lies they told, or for what they did not disclose that has made it so that the real estate bought is un-sellable, dangerous to live in, worth less, or causing major damage to the structure.
Even if you have proof the Realtors lied, you have to fight for the Rights that Should be Basic in a Real Estate transaction. Having a Realtor in the Real Estate transaction actually provides more legal protection for the buyer to be cheated, lied to, mislead, and Not disclosed to. Without the Realtor, the buyer could sue the seller, and with proof maybe win - maybe not but it would be a more cut and dried situation.
If a Real Estate Agent is not a "Realtor", a member of the National Association of Realtors or a Non-Franchise Real Estate Broker, then this too is better for the real estate consumer, because they will dig harder to make sure that what they are telling is actually true.
Why? They have more liability, non-Realtors do not have that Super Power of the National Association of Realtors, those who lobby for them, and the Giant Insurance Companies behind them.
The Top E and O insurances want, demand that you be a Realtor Member or they will not insure you. Why is this ? Well because "Realtor" members are of a Higher Standard. Not True, but hey it's their motto so
The Realtor and the Previous Seller can act like "they did not know". Even if they did it is hearsay right? However you, now know and it is right out there for all to see because you are seeking justice.
I have had Realtors, ask me if my client fixed a problem under the floor in the kitchen on a property that I had listed for sale. You see Their Client or Friend wants to know BEFORE they buy, what a novel concept right?
Well it just so happens that only 6 months prior to this "Foot in Mouth" call, my Client had bought this property with One of My "Realtors" as their buyers agent, and they did not disclose this "problem" to my client. Yes they found it, they fixed it, it was an issue of well I can't sue the Realtor, I will lose and it will cost more to right so the owner fixed it. To find out later that the Realtor knew and admitted they knew was shocking.
He did so Boldly because, as a Century 21 Agent, he knew that there really was not way to touch him. Many times, this same agent had been "protected" by the Local Association of Realtors. He was and is a Broker Owner, A Realtor, and the local association gives him protection and special treatment. This is not unique to the area I am talking about. I have seen this in several state and several Realtor Associations.

C21, Coldwell Banker, Sotheby's and ERA have even more protection because they are all owned by the same Corporation, and in this they have attorneys, insurance and mega-protection which means to you the real estate consumer, You Lose. Oh I know you were lied to and misled, I know that your Realtor failed to disclose, but you see we will keep you in court longer then your pocketbook, your life, your kids life, and your marriage can possibly stand.

The National Association of Realtors lobbies to make sure they have more rights then you. No one lobbies effectively for Consumers Rights in Real Estate because who has more money then the National Association of Realtors? And is willing to spend it fighting for the rights of the Real Estate Consumer in the Real World of Real Estate.
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