Property Agents are amongst the worst of people! – change my mind

I am looking for an apartment right now…

No shows to viewing appointments

Ignoring my messages

Misleading images from different units on ads

Having ad open for already taken units just to push other units on you

Asking for outrages commission(because they co broke) and calling it market rate

Trying to price gouge by pretending they have an offer and saying you have to over bid

… and all of this while arriving at the viewing (if they come) in a Porsche, with Prada bag and D&G shoes

Netizens’ comments

Well i knew a guy from primary school who had the most innocuous looking face but was…..a massive fking liar and a thief (stole from me, confronted him, act blur and his mother even defended him)He became a property agent.

Property agents really are generally quite scummy. I’ve had nothing but bad experiences with them. They downright lie to close a sale and yet can often be heard telling parties (usually during heated exchanges) that the commission means nothing to them. What braggarts. If it really means nothing to you then don’t lie so much or use your pressure tactics to close.They really need to be better regulated.

Was from a certain unit in NS and now lots of people i know in there are prop agents. Often seeing fb / insta posts -> Sold Unit 20,000 above market price!, etc. etc. Always wondered how the buyer would feel when the buyer sees these posts lol

I have met outright cheating agent (took deposit from multiple people) and when we went to police station to open case, police informed us that guy was already in jail for cheating. Borderline cheating one and another irresponsible one. So I am saying, you are not wrong to take it that way.

But I think I am lucky enough to meet with a few good property agents, particularly the one connected by one of my buddy. He became ‘exclusive’ property agent for my whole family. He transacted 5 properties within our circle. This is our experience.

picks me up and drives me around for viewing appointment

reply message within a couple of hours, usually within an hour

informed the unit on ads and photo are not correct/sold/tenanted

when we give them the ads list, went through and get back with unsold list

also came back with appointment list

Commission fees is standard rate and informed me at the beginning

Always negotiate for me and try to get lowest price

also show me the past/current/estimate price of the property we viewed

When I was in very tight situation, he offered me to pay his commission two months later.