The High Road: No way around silent brokers

(flickr photo by E>mar)

When listing brokers won’t return telephone calls or e-mails to schedule an appointment, the buyers and their representatives understandably become frustrated.

I, for one, entertain fantasies of turning those brokers into the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) for violation of the Code of Ethics, contacting their managers or firing off nasty e-mails.  I also imagine ways to let the listing broker’s seller know.

Of course, doing so would be counter-productive, wouldn’t it?

Instead,