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A real estate firm seeks to block a new Oregon law that bans real estate agents from forwarding “love letters” from homebuyers to sellers.
Increasingly, the real industry has grown uneasy that "love letters" could violate state and federal fair housing laws by revealing the buyer's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status or familial status. Many real estate agents refuse to accept or deliver them.
originally posted by: JAGStorm
There are a lot of top headlines these days. It's easy to miss the smaller stories.
It's those smaller stories that sometimes can make a much bigger impact long term.
Here's an article I just read this morning.
www.usatoday.com...
A real estate firm seeks to block a new Oregon law that bans real estate agents from forwarding “love letters” from homebuyers to sellers.
Increasingly, the real industry has grown uneasy that "love letters" could violate state and federal fair housing laws by revealing the buyer's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status or familial status. Many real estate agents refuse to accept or deliver them.
Oh Oregon!
So this law was enacted because they believe it can encourage discrimation but not prove it. So how do you deal with it? You get rid of it.
This law is really stupid. Any owner can look up buyers very easily. If sellers want to discriminate, they can and it would be super easy.
I would say the VAST majority of time, sellers just want the biggest buck, and the best deal. There are times when a seller is emotionally connected to a house and they want a certain kind of people to take over. Maybe they don't want someone to come and bulldoze an old painted lady, etc.
What is wrong with that?
Real estate industry is under constant surveillance and regulations by woke bureaucrats looking for any appearance of discrimination whether real or imagined.
originally posted by: Edumakated
I can't imagine living in any housing market where I have to write a kiss ass letter to a seller to buy a property...
Either they like the financial offer or they don't.
originally posted by: Atsbhct
a reply to: JAGStorm
Start using just a lawyer. If you've been through the selling/buying wheel and deal before, a lawyer is cheaper and gets the job done. And you don't have to pretend to be excited when your house sells and your real estate agent sends you a fruit basket. 😂
originally posted by: JAGStorm
originally posted by: Atsbhct
a reply to: JAGStorm
Start using just a lawyer. If you've been through the selling/buying wheel and deal before, a lawyer is cheaper and gets the job done. And you don't have to pretend to be excited when your house sells and your real estate agent sends you a fruit basket. 😂
I normally do that. For one particular house I had to use a realtor. It was not by choice.
Long story short, Friends did unbelievable favor (life altering), we repaid friends by using their family realtor.
Realtor was an idiot. In the end we made a small fortune, but again, realtor was an idiot.
originally posted by: GeoBricks
a reply to: JAGStorm
Bought my house 2 yrs ago. I actually met the owners and the only reason they accepted my bid which was 5k below asking was because I was a vet. If we didnt meet, they probably would have rejected my bid.