Questions Real Estate Agents Don’t Like To Answer
January 4th, 2017 by tisner
You may think that you can ask your real estate agent anything at all that you want to ask them and you may be right. What you may not be right about however is that you may not get an answer. There are some questions that real estate agents might know the answer to but they are not able to give you the answer based on the Fair Housing Act. Real estate agents are not allowed to discriminate based on race, religion, sex or economic status. If you ask any of the following questions you may not get a straight answer from your real estate agent.
- Asking your real estate agent if a particular area is a good place to raise a family may or may not get you a straight answer. In fact, you may find that your agent just gives you a blank stare when asked this type of question. They may know good and well that they wouldn’t want to raise their own family in a particular area of town but by staying loyal to the Fair Housing Act, they won’t be able to clearly answer that question for you.
- Another question you may not get answered from your real estate agent is what the particular neighborhood you are interested in is like. If you really mean to ask if the neighborhood has a high ratio of minorities by asking if the neighborhood is safe, your real estate agent will not be able to clearly answer that question for you. If you wonder if a certain area is safe, do your homework and figure it out for yourself, don’t make your real estate agent uncomfortable by asking questions like that.
- Asking what the area schools are like is another similar question that will likely get you a blank stare from your real estate agent. If you want to know what the schools are like in a particular area you can search online for such answers.
Basically, if you don’t want your real estate agent to break their ethical code, steer clear of these types of questions and do your own work to find out the answers. You will likely be able to find out all that you need to know about what it is you are asking without a lot of trouble and without having to ask your real estate agent.
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