Realtor advised signing wifes name on listing agreement and now want to cancel

[jwallas]

What is the name of your state? FL

My wife was out of town and our current Reatlor told me to sign her name and initial the listing agreement.

The performance of the realtor has wanted us to change our listing to someone more competent and capable. With us now out of state, its been impossible to get feedback on how anything is going with our listing. After two weeks, I went into MLS to look at it and the realtor had the entire property incorrectly described. Things from calling it a split-bedroom floor plan, the number of rooms, which direction the house faces, neighborhood schools, types of flooring (she had parquet, and the house has hardwoods and carpeting), and roofing material.

I know some of it is smaller, but some of the major things on top of the repeative communication breakdowns have gotten us to the point of just wanting to switch to someone more fitted to be an agent and sales person for us.

Showing the contract and describing the other numerous horrors with this firm, it appears that looking to get a release from the property would either be to negotiate and buy it out, goto the real estate commission, or see if the fact that my wife was in another state and under advice from the realtor, I signed my wifes name and initialled the listing agreement in front of her.

Is it an out for the fact my wife wasn't present and didn't sign the listing agreement?

Is their a way even if the listing agreement isn't legal or enforceable to ensure a quick "release" of the property so another firm can take over?

Is their any concerns over any legalities from my issues of signing my wife's name? Regardless of the realtor's advise as well?

Any help would be appreciated!

[HomeGuru]

Originally Posted by jwallas

What is the name of your state? FL

My wife was out of town and our current Reatlor told me to sign her name and initial the listing agreement.

The performance of the realtor has wanted us to change our listing to someone more competent and capable. With us now out of state, its been impossible to get feedback on how anything is going with our listing. After two weeks, I went into MLS to look at it and the realtor had the entire property incorrectly described. Things from calling it a split-bedroom floor plan, the number of rooms, which direction the house faces, neighborhood schools, types of flooring (she had parquet, and the house has hardwoods and carpeting), and roofing material.

I know some of it is smaller, but some of the major things on top of the repeative communication breakdowns have gotten us to the point of just wanting to switch to someone more fitted to be an agent and sales person for us.

Showing the contract and describing the other numerous horrors with this firm, it appears that looking to get a release from the property would either be to negotiate and buy it out, goto the real estate commission, or see if the fact that my wife was in another state and under advice from the realtor, I signed my wifes name and initialled the listing agreement in front of her.

Is it an out for the fact my wife wasn't present and didn't sign the listing agreement?

**A: no, but it is highly unethical for the agent to request such action.
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Is their a way even if the listing agreement isn't legal or enforceable to ensure a quick "release" of the property so another firm can take over?

**A: terminate on the non-performance and bad communication grounds you stated The broker must agree.
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Is their any concerns over any legalities from my issues of signing my wife's name? Regardless of the realtor's advise as well?

**A: no, other than you should have not done it even if it is forgery.
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Any help would be appreciated!

**A: talk to your principal broker.

[Gadfly]

Talk to the broker.

To begin with your realtor gave you legal advise which is illeagal in itself.

Both the broker and the agent can be in serious hot water on this.

Advise the broker that you are going to contact the Division of Real Estate (located in Orlando) if he can not see his way to act quickly.

Believe me, he doesn't want this on his record.

[HomeGuru]

[quote=Gadfly]Talk to the broker.

To begin with your realtor gave you legal advise which is illeagal in itself.



**A: what, the Realtor had a sick bird of prey?