随便搜了一下， agent 不一定有责任告知。 如果你的州agent有责任告知而没有， 请投诉或起诉。 如果没有责任， 有理由说人家 “坏得冒油” 吗？ Your Real Estate Agent’s Role in Flood Disclosure Real estate agents might tell you about a property’s flood history when you first buy it, but they’re not always required to. That’s because flood disclosure laws are different in every state. The amount of information a prospective buyer receives about a property’s flood risk can vary widely, and the same is true for other environmental risks like wildfires. Only about half the states require that information about flood risk be disclosed to homebuyers at all, and just two Western states require disclosure of wildfire risk. https://nationalfloodservices.com/blog/who-will-tell-you-about-your-propertys-flood-risk/
多年前我的经纪人（美国老太太）就说了一句话：Buyer’s-only agents are agents who can’t get listings. 至少麻省Buyer’s Agent disclosure 都说buyer’s agent are compensated and work for the seller. 当然，好的买家经纪会帮助你筛选，节省时间，还能帮助分析和讨价还价，但这些都不能掩盖这个inherent conflict of interest, 所以buyers beware.
多年前我的经纪人（美国老太太）就说了一句话：Buyer’s-only agents are agents who can’t get listings. 至少麻省Buyer’s Agent disclosure 都说buyer’s agent are compensated and work for the seller. 当然，好的买家经纪会帮助你筛选，节省时间，还能帮助分析和讨价还价，但这些都不能掩盖这个inherent conflict of interest, 所以buyers beware. SAT 发表于 2023-10-12 16:39
回复 21楼bernard123的帖子 看这段法律似乎买方agent没有责任： AB-646 requires property owners and their agents to disclose the following information regarding the risk of flooding in residential leases for their properties: Whether the property is located in a special flood hazard area or area of potential flooding, if the owner has actual knowledge of that fact。 In California, a seller and/or their real estate agent has a duty to disclose to a prospective buyer that a home is located in a flood hazard area. This information is known as a material fact because its disclosure will likely affect a buyer’s decision in whether or not they go through with the property transaction.
回复 21楼bernard123的帖子 看这段法律似乎买方agent没有责任： AB-646 requires property owners and their agents to disclose the following information regarding the risk of flooding in residential leases for their properties: Whether the property is located in a special flood hazard area or area of potential flooding, if the owner has actual knowledge of that fact。 In California, a seller and/or their real estate agent has a duty to disclose to a prospective buyer that a home is located in a flood hazard area. This information is known as a material fact because its disclosure will likely affect a buyer’s decision in whether or not they go through with the property transaction. zugo 发表于 2023-10-12 18:54
离他房子不到0.5mile就出了flood zone。 他还在那看过房子。
agent硬是没给他说这事。就是催他快下offer买房。各种吓唬, 神马下晚了就没房了， 价格要涨了。。。。
自己要上心做功课啊 这种那堆文件里肯定有说提到
Your Real Estate Agent’s Role in Flood Disclosure
Real estate agents might tell you about a property’s flood history when you first buy it, but they’re not always required to. That’s because flood disclosure laws are different in every state. The amount of information a prospective buyer receives about a property’s flood risk can vary widely, and the same is true for other environmental risks like wildfires. Only about half the states require that information about flood risk be disclosed to homebuyers at all, and just two Western states require disclosure of wildfire risk.
https://nationalfloodservices.com/blog/who-will-tell-you-about-your-propertys-flood-risk/
至少麻省Buyer’s Agent disclosure 都说buyer’s agent are compensated and work for the seller. 当然，好的买家经纪会帮助你筛选，节省时间，还能帮助分析和讨价还价，但这些都不能掩盖这个inherent conflict of interest, 所以buyers beware.
这老太太说的对，realtor都是从buyer做起的。谁会让一个新手菜鸟list自己的房子啊。listing agent也比buyer agent舒服，房子stage一下拍照挂出去就可以守株待兔等着offer了，不比buyer agent需要带着人跑来跑去看房子。有选择的话，人家也不想做buyer agent。
不过这行当靠口碑，所以往往新手更加有干劲和诚意。非要买房找中介的话，一个刚起步但有人推荐的中介好过做得很大、手下几十号人的那种。后者或许更懂行，但也更容易店大欺客，特别是欺负新来不懂行的。
看这段法律似乎买方agent没有责任：
AB-646 requires property owners and their agents to disclose the following information regarding the risk of flooding in residential leases for their properties: Whether the property is located in a special flood hazard area or area of potential flooding, if the owner has actual knowledge of that fact。
In California, a seller and/or their real estate agent has a duty to disclose to a prospective buyer that a home is located in a flood hazard area. This information is known as a material fact because its disclosure will likely affect a buyer’s decision in whether or not they go through with the property transaction.
好奇一下， 难道大家找agent不都是亲朋好友推荐的？
怎么会没责任，buyer agent 必须强调这个并告知给买家的。
buyer的agent 代表buyer利益，这信息也是通过agent传达给buyer，并且要说明会带来什么后果。
来了个agent 把重要的信息吞了，然后来拿中介费？