Comments on: Breaking News: Ummel v. Little - Agent Prevails

By: Las Vegas High Rise Guy

Las Vegas High Rise Guy — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 20:46:36 +0000

I love it when people talk trash and don’t have the stones to post their name and contact info. How brave you are citizen! To quote Ron White, you can’t fix stupid. The suit was without merit. People buy market driven priced items all the time. Anyone recently buy a car? A piece of jewelry? A gallon of milk? Prices on all of these things are market driven. Does a diamond have an inherent value? Nope. The supply is closing monitored by those folks in Antwerp and are kept at an artificial premium by keeping the supply at a certain level. If you buy a car and then find a similar one cheaper elsewhere do you sue the car dealer? We have rights as consumers, but we also have to have common sense and take responsibility for our actions.

By: Sue

Sue — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:59:30 +0000

Thanks for the update and I too am very relieved of the outcome.

By: Matt Pellerin

Matt Pellerin — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:08:36 +0000

And the real estate industry breathes a sigh of relief…

By: Judy Orr

Judy Orr — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:38:03 +0000

I’ve been waiting for this verdict, even though it wouldn’t apply to most of us as most of us don’t wear the hat of a real estate agent plus a mortgage originator. Thanks for the update!

By: Austin Real Estate Blog

Austin Real Estate Blog — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 06:12:55 +0000

This is great news. If the agent had lost this could have opened a flood of lawsuits. I didnt realize the guy was both the lender and the real estate agent. Personally, I still dont think its a good idea for one person to do both the real estate and lending part of a deal. If we stopped people from doing both roles realtors might avoid some black eyes in the future.

“i thought this was a real estate blog what does this have to do with real estate” - Is this person serious?

By: iamutahrealestate-Marty

iamutahrealestate-Marty — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 05:57:56 +0000

Thanks for the update. I thought this case was months away. Good info.

By: Ken in Bartlett

Ken in Bartlett — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 05:15:09 +0000

Must say that if this case for some reason went another the other way it would have caused major issues for agents around the country. Glad to see that the jury had a brain.

Thanks for the update!

By: The Phoenix Real Estate Guy

The Phoenix Real Estate Guy — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 02:50:52 +0000

*sigh*

Dear “Anonymous”, allow me to briefly address your points:

“Hot shot blogger” — hardly. I’m just a real estate broker.

“Scoop” — hardly.

“Sucking up to a reporter” — I sent an email to the reporter thanking her for covering a case well, and I asked if she had any thoughts on how long the jury would be out. If that’s sucking up to you, oh well.

As for publishing the reporter’s email address for the world to see, given that her email address is published at the bottom of every article she writes, I hardly see that as invading her space.

What does this have to do with real estate? Wow, I don’t even know how to answer that. A home buyer sues their real estate agent. Yeah, you’re right. It has nothing to do with real estate.

If you don’t like what is written here, the solution is simple.

PS: Punctuation counts.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 02:05:52 +0000

oooo hot shot blogger gets the scoop by sucking up to a reporter wonder how she feels about you publishing her email address for the world to see

i thought this was a real estate blog what does this have to do with real estate