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

[Lisa Kuntz (lisa.kuntz]

We have a list of recommended coho-savvy realtors and they are aware of the
need for their clients to tour common areas.

They usually let  buyer's agents know to make an appointment with
Membership Team to tour common areas and get info on our community.

On Mon, Sep 9, 2024 at 6:23 AM Elizabeth Magill <pastorlizm [at] gmail.com>
wrote:

> Last home sale we had here in Massachusetts the realtor definitely acted
> that way. I live across the walkway so ended up following potential buyers
> to their car to hand them info on the community and to offer common house
> tours.
>
> I do not believe there is any rule, just that realtors don't want us
> "interfereing". But I haven't looked it up.
>
> -Liz
> (The Rev. Dr.) Elizabeth Mae Magill
> Pastor, Ashburnham Community Church
> Minister to the Affiliates, Ecclesia Ministries
> www.elizabethmaemagill.com
> 508-450-0431
>
>
> On Mon, Sep 9, 2024 at 9:08 AM Lisa Kuntz via Cohousing-L <
> cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org> wrote:
>
> > Not true in Portland, OR, where we specifically ask agents bringing
> clients
> > to view the property to contact Membership Team for a tour of our common
> > areas.
> >
> > We put signs in our elevator and flyers in the unit for sale/rent that
> > remind realtors and viewers to contact Membership Team for information
> and
> > we put our email address.
> >
> > Lisa Kuntz
> > Daybreak Cohousing
> >
> > On Mon, Sep 9, 2024 at 4:59 AM Jyoti Rae <jyotirae [at] gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > 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
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