Real Estate Called Out
You've heard the press releases. You've seen the headlines. You've watched the industry smile for the camera and tell you everything is fine.
It's not always fine. And somebody needs to say so.
Real Estate Called Out is the evolution of The Real Estate Replay, reborn with one mission: to tell consumers the truth about what's actually happening in real estate, every single week, without corporate sponsors, without soft-pedaling, and without pretending the PR spin is the whole story.
Hosted by Wendy Gilch, a real estate industry veteran who has spent years watching the same playbook run on the same people, this show exists for buyers, sellers, and anyone who has ever signed something and wondered if they got the full picture. Spoiler: you probably didn't.
Every episode is 20 minutes. One topic. One thing the industry was hoping would float right past you. We dig into the latest news, the mortgage gimmicks, the fine print, and the corporate moves that look great in a headline and tell a very different story underneath it.
No fluff. No favors. No "on the other hand, they make some good points."
The PR machine is loud, but we're louder.
These are my personal opinions, formed after years of watching the real estate industry from the inside. They do not reflect the views of my real jobs, the Consumer Policy Center, or any organization I work with. I wear a lot of hats, this podcast is just where I take them all off."
Real Estate Called Out
$80,000 in repairs and a missing agent after being told to waive the home inspection
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A disabled Veteran reached out to us a few weeks to share their story and asking for help.
Their agent told them (on the phone) that they have to waive inspection and ask for nothing to win, essentially buying a home as is. This home was recently flipped by out of town developers, yet their agent still insisted they waive inspection and ask for nothing. The agent then had the buyers sign a waiver basically removing any responsibility from the agent for saying they need to do this. After closing, the buyers discovered over $80,000 in problems (on a $300,000 home) and are left with no one to help them.
Believe it or not, there are markets in the US in which waiving the home inspection is still a tactic buyers are using to get their offer accepted. But how can a buyer do this to protect themselves, and is it really worth waiving it at all?
MA Real Estate Agent, Patricks Brusil joins us to discuss waiving inspections, why buyers are doing it, the issues that arise from this strategy, and why buyers and sellers need to start pushing back on advice given by asking the simple question "why."
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