RE agent refuses to answer

RE agent refuses to answer

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I'm an agent trying to show a house to a client but the listing agent refused to answer the phone, texts or emails and kept declining my requests to view the property with no details or reasoning.  I have reached out to the broker but they have not responded either.  Listing agent finally responds several days later and first he says he had COVID, then said he was on vacation and the house now has an accepted offer even though there's nothing about an accepted offer on the listing.  Is there anything I can even do about this?   Is this perfectly legal or is it a breach of ethics?  

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  • Russell BrazilBusiness Member
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    Real Estate Agent · Washington, D.C. · Member since 2012 · 17k+ posts · 30k+ votes
    4y
    You dont have a unilateral right to show a property just because its listed for sale and you are an agent.  You can always write site unseen offers.
  • Investor · Malakoff, TX · Member since 2017 · 2k+ posts · 2k+ votes
    4y
    Originally posted by @Russell Brazil:
    You dont have a unilateral right to show a property just because its listed for sale and you are an agent.  You can always write site unseen offers.

    That's correct.  But the listing agent is also supposed to act in their client's best interest. 

  • Russell BrazilBusiness Member
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    Real Estate Agent · Washington, D.C. · Member since 2012 · 17k+ posts · 30k+ votes
    4y
    Quote from @Eric James:
    Originally posted by @Russell Brazil:
    You dont have a unilateral right to show a property just because its listed for sale and you are an agent.  You can always write site unseen offers.

    That's correct.  But the listing agent is also supposed to act in their client's best interest. 

    I dont know how the market operates where you are, but in all 4 states I do business in, the seller controls who gets access to the property and who doesnt. 
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