The most common scam used by real estate agents
1, providing false housing.
Usually, some "black-hearted" intermediaries often attract buyers with false listings. Once a buyer comes to consult, the "black heart" intermediary will use various excuses to promote other high-priced houses. If property buyers encounter the above situation, the best way is to leave as soon as possible, otherwise these intermediaries are likely to try their best to make you pay.
2. Arbitrary charges
Before choosing an intermediary company, everyone should know the charging standard of the intermediary company. Generally speaking, buyers who buy a house through an intermediary often only need to pay an intermediary fee once, but some unscrupulous intermediaries will make you pay many times. There may be some miscellaneous expenses such as tea, room and travel expenses before payment.
Step 3 hide the facts
Second-hand houses are "second-hand houses that have been sold or lived". It is precisely because many people have lived in second-hand houses that there are bound to be many problems in such houses, such as housing quality problems. In order to sell the house as soon as possible and get a good price, some real estate agents will deliberately hide the real situation of the house, for example, the house may be a haunted house. Therefore, if you buy a second-hand house, you must have a comprehensive and detailed understanding of the specific situation of the house.
4, eat the difference
Some real estate agents represent buyers and sellers at the same time, so they can eat the difference. Therefore, in order to avoid this situation, the buyer had better let the intermediary only act as an agent, and the seller must be present when signing the purchase contract.
Is it reliable to buy a house and find an intermediary?
1. If you buy a house through an intermediary, you must choose a big intermediary. When choosing an intermediary, choose a large institution with a business license and good reputation. In addition, when visiting intermediaries on the spot, pay attention to seeing, listening and consulting. Look at the office environment and dress image of the intermediary, listen to the housing introduction made by the intermediary, and judge its working hours and professional level.
2. Before you decide to buy a house and find an intermediary, you should unveil the seller and the house, take your ID card to the real estate trading center to inquire about the real information of the house, and clearly understand the situation of the house and the information of the property owner through the intermediary. In addition, it is necessary to know the land use situation of the house to avoid unnecessary losses caused by mortgage or seizure by the court.
3. Buy a house and confirm the specific terms of the contract through an intermediary. Agree on the specific terms of service of the buyer and the seller, and stipulate the liability for breach of contract that both parties should bear, so as to protect the legitimate rights and interests of the buyer and the seller. Many intermediaries have contracts in a uniform format. When signing a house purchase contract, buyers should beware of the trap of intermediary contracts, because the contracts issued by intermediaries generally mention less about the services they should provide and the liability for breach of contract.
In this paper, the most commonly used scams of real estate agents are combed in detail. As for whether it is reliable to find an intermediary to buy a house, it actually depends on whether the intermediary you are looking for is formal enough. If you find a black-hearted intermediary to buy a house, there are indeed many risks.