Issue with NJ Broker

[Anthony Caiafa]

Hey BP!

Having an issue and would appreciate some advice from the broader community.

I have a house listed with a Weichart agent and the agent has had the listing for close to 4 months now with no offers. The house is new construction is a great neighborhood/area of Bergen County. I noticed the agent struggled getting the house properly setup on Zillow and didn’t understand what Instagram was. He found me the house originally so I felt the right thing to do was relist it with him once the house was ready.

I have been telling the agent for the last few weeks that I am unhappy. He suggested I sell the house myself but he would still get a commission. I spoke with his broker today and the broker refused to release the listing unconditionally. He said “that is not what we do here.” He also stated “you can move it but you will still pay me if you sell it.”

I am reaching out to the community because I have never had this happen to me with all of the homes I have bought and sold. This seems relatively unethical. What are your thoughts?