CA agents hiding Open House Visitor Non-Agency Disclosure/Sign-In (CAR Form OHNA-SI)

[Jonn Vidal]

It's become common now that CA agents Present other Listing agents' open houses undisclosed (until buyers are roaming in the house/property),

as Listing Agents are often busy spending the weekend interviewing to get other Listings!

But why are these Presenting agents forcing any prospective buyer who walks into 'their' open house to sign 

the Buyer Representation and Broker Compensation Agreement (C.A.R. Form BRBC)?

This form is now being presented as the ONLY form available and REQUIRED of anyone visiting 'their' open house,

creating a Buyer agency for that open house the prospective buyer "found" on their own - or even multiple properties, can last up to 3 months (with the possibility of extension) and can even be Exclusive!!

Hiding the Open House Visitor Non-Agency Disclosure and Sign-In (C.A.R. Form OHNA-SI) 

from visitors who do not wish to be forced into Buyer's Agency with some other random agent presenting the Listing agent's property at that open house date/time slot

Per NAR's new 'rules':

Open House Etiquette in a Post-NAR Settlement Era : New Rules