OK...let's name, names and tell stories. We have all heard the rants about "blood suckers." Name them. I dare you. Brokers are invited to join in this...they have a lot to tell about their own business. Common guys, make this a real blog. I will start: The worst of the worst is Fern Hammond. She has pulled every sleazy trick in the book. I had one incident with her years ago. I was in the market... [more]
OK...let's name, names and tell stories.
We have all heard the rants about "blood suckers."
Name them. I dare you.
Brokers are invited to join in this...they have a lot to tell about their own business.
Common guys, make this a real blog.
I will start:
The worst of the worst is Fern Hammond. She has pulled every sleazy trick in the book. I had one incident with her years ago. I was in the market for a broker. She hounded me, knocked on my door a million times...I told her point, blank, I did not want to use her. Do you know what she did? When my broker held an open house, she attacked people in the lobby. She tried to convince them to allow her to "show" my apartment. When that did not succeed she bad mouthed my apartment. I had to have her bodily thrown out of my building.
I am not sure, 6 years later, if they have let her back in.
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Response by jimstreeteasy
over 16 years ago
Posts: 1967
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"Name them. I dare you." Eeewww, you are so brave, Mr Blacklist. so -- how about your name?
"Do you know what she did? When my broker held an open house, she attacked people in the lobby. " OHH MY GOSH....Did she use a weapon? Physically grab them? Verbally abuse them?...What kind of "attack" was it?
To make this meaningful, give prurient details.
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Response by anonymous
over 16 years ago
blacklist- get some therapy
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Response by youcannot
over 16 years ago
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"6 years..."
6 years is nothing to you, right? Pathetic.
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Response by blacklist
over 16 years ago
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How old are you, "youcannot"?
When you're 6, 6 years is a lifetime, when you're 66 a short time ago.
I'd guess you are 28?
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Response by blacklist
over 16 years ago
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No Jimstreeteasy, she didn't use a weapon but Fern represented herself as the person they, the potential buyer was coming to see.
Yeah...you guys..just continue to whine.............
I hope you find a wife just like her
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Response by jimstreeteasy
over 16 years ago
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Blacklist (I didn't catch your name....dare you !!!) Is this meant as a parody of pitiful posters?
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Response by wanderer
over 16 years ago
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jim, I think you need a nappy change. Bed time for you.
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Response by Charlotte_Friedman1
over 13 years ago
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Dear Mr. Blacklist.
I am a broker with over 22 years in NYC Real Estate. I have to tell you - you are right on.
You are right to select the broker of your choice and Sadly you had one of the experiences that do give us a bad name.
No broker/agent should be grabbing clients from a lobby where another broker has set up an open house. it is highly unethical and does not fit any rule of ethics. Any agent that may not agree with that is probably doing that kind of sleazy business too. I did read your post and the others.
While I do not know that broker, it is true that some are barracudas, but there are many good, and ethical agents/brokers, I hope you got your desired results.
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Response by falcogold1
over 13 years ago
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Charlotte
Hands off the time machine!
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Response by huntersburg
over 13 years ago
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This should be fun.
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Response by jim_hones10
over 13 years ago
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Except no one gives a shit.
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Response by gcondo
over 13 years ago
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I like it when brokers talk about ethics!
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Response by marco_m
over 13 years ago
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firecrackah firecrackah sis boom bah
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Response by Charlotte_Friedman1
over 13 years ago
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falco and marco - you just told everyone what you are about. :)
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Response by NYCMatt
over 13 years ago
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Of course there are brokers right on this board who boldly admit to outright lying about square footage and how many "bedrooms" a given apartment has.
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Response by jason10006
over 13 years ago
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It should be the opposite: A list of GOOD brokers, since even the brokers in these boards admit 90% of them suck. The default is they suck. The list should be those that do not.
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Response by mairad
almost 11 years ago
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I think there should be a "rate your broker" website, or an angie's list for real estate brokers.
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Response by fieldschester
almost 11 years ago
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How about a web site for idiots in real estate deals who expect things handed to them on a silver platter?
Somehow I managed to be stood up by Fern Hammonds THREE times after we had confirmed appointments to view apartments she represented a couple of years ago. As I personally never got to see her apartments in person, I'm always surprised when these apartments actually sell. Which leads me to wonder if one actually needs a broker to sell one's apartment. To this day I'm not sure is she's just extremely unorganized or if she was trying to get back at me for something I never did to her...
I made the mistake of calling a broker who did not list the address of the listing. I suspected he really didn't have the listing because he took me to other places. After the second place, I refused to go further. I told him I may an appointment to look at only 1 apartment. He kept double talking, so I left. He called me over and over again about "better" listings until I said some very rude, crude remarks.
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Response by fieldschester
almost 11 years ago
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>until I said some very rude, crude remarks.
And he obviously deserved it, even from a proper lady like you.
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"Name them. I dare you." Eeewww, you are so brave, Mr Blacklist. so -- how about your name?
"Do you know what she did? When my broker held an open house, she attacked people in the lobby. " OHH MY GOSH....Did she use a weapon? Physically grab them? Verbally abuse them?...What kind of "attack" was it?
To make this meaningful, give prurient details.
blacklist- get some therapy
"6 years..."
6 years is nothing to you, right? Pathetic.
How old are you, "youcannot"?
When you're 6, 6 years is a lifetime, when you're 66 a short time ago.
I'd guess you are 28?
No Jimstreeteasy, she didn't use a weapon but Fern represented herself as the person they, the potential buyer was coming to see.
Yeah...you guys..just continue to whine.............
I hope you find a wife just like her
Blacklist (I didn't catch your name....dare you !!!) Is this meant as a parody of pitiful posters?
jim, I think you need a nappy change. Bed time for you.
Dear Mr. Blacklist.
I am a broker with over 22 years in NYC Real Estate. I have to tell you - you are right on.
You are right to select the broker of your choice and Sadly you had one of the experiences that do give us a bad name.
No broker/agent should be grabbing clients from a lobby where another broker has set up an open house. it is highly unethical and does not fit any rule of ethics. Any agent that may not agree with that is probably doing that kind of sleazy business too. I did read your post and the others.
While I do not know that broker, it is true that some are barracudas, but there are many good, and ethical agents/brokers, I hope you got your desired results.
Charlotte
Hands off the time machine!
This should be fun.
Except no one gives a shit.
I like it when brokers talk about ethics!
firecrackah firecrackah sis boom bah
falco and marco - you just told everyone what you are about. :)
Of course there are brokers right on this board who boldly admit to outright lying about square footage and how many "bedrooms" a given apartment has.
It should be the opposite: A list of GOOD brokers, since even the brokers in these boards admit 90% of them suck. The default is they suck. The list should be those that do not.
I think there should be a "rate your broker" website, or an angie's list for real estate brokers.
How about a web site for idiots in real estate deals who expect things handed to them on a silver platter?
Different story about Fern Hammond: https://www.halstead.com/real-estate-agent/fern-hammond
If she was such a problem, what didn't you call the brokerage she was working with? Or maybe you coop/condo board?
3 more articles, good and bad/ NOTE: Zillow has a place for reviewing your broker.
http://www.zillow.com/profile/fhammond/Reviews/
http://t2conline.com/greed-and-loathing-at-200-central-park-south-part-1/
http://streeteasy.com/building/240-east-79-street-new_york/pha
Somehow I managed to be stood up by Fern Hammonds THREE times after we had confirmed appointments to view apartments she represented a couple of years ago. As I personally never got to see her apartments in person, I'm always surprised when these apartments actually sell. Which leads me to wonder if one actually needs a broker to sell one's apartment. To this day I'm not sure is she's just extremely unorganized or if she was trying to get back at me for something I never did to her...
Look no further - no address provided which is a huge red flag and they take a lot of space in nyt real est section
http://www.bouklisgroup.com/index.cfm?page=details&id=35457
http://www.bouklisgroup.com/index.cfm?page=details&id=36781
I made the mistake of calling a broker who did not list the address of the listing. I suspected he really didn't have the listing because he took me to other places. After the second place, I refused to go further. I told him I may an appointment to look at only 1 apartment. He kept double talking, so I left. He called me over and over again about "better" listings until I said some very rude, crude remarks.
>until I said some very rude, crude remarks.
And he obviously deserved it, even from a proper lady like you.