Cohousing-L Mailing List: Communication between prospective buyers and community members?

[Jyoti Rae (jyotirae]

Our California community has recently been told by one real estate agent
that communication between prospective buyers and community members should
only go through real estate agents after a prospective buyer has viewed a
unit and has signed on with a real estate agent.  Has any other community
encountered this request and know of any California or national real estate
law or regulation that governs such restrictions about communications
between prospective buyers and community members?

What about after a buyer is in contract to buy a unit?  Are you aware of
any real estate and/or legal restrictions about the buyer communicating
with community members before the closing date?  This agent is insisting
that no direct communication take place between buyer and community during
this period.

Jyoti Rae