Richard Pearce Reviewed By Dan Weiler on 2015-12-26

Richard Pearce encouraged me to pay $10-$15K above market value for this place than it was worth,in the opinion of several other agents that I have since contacted. He did not fully disclose to me what he knew about this building. I felt that he was working first and foremost for himself, and, because of the negative impression that he gave me towards the end,when he badgered me to buy ANYTHING,it was at that point that I felt that he should have been working harder for me than he did. When I wanted to make an offer on a place,he was always trying to get me to place an opening bid that I felt was too high. I will never again work with him, and I would never recommend him to anyone.

Reply: Dan - I see you are still paranoid about paying too much for your condo, despite the fact you paid 40K less than the last similar unit I sold in your building. My offer to sell your place listing commission-free in the event we can't get what you paid (or more) still stands. Reply: R.P.- As my buying agent, you were supposed to have been representing me and advocating on my behalf. You knew that I was in a situation where the clock was ticking, and it was you and the other agent (who was apparently a friend of yours, or at least well known to you) who took advantage of that. And the other sales in this building that you refer to were some time before my purchase, when prices were considerably higher than they were at the time I had purchased. And I wasn't "paranoid", as you suggest, in fact, if I had an alternative, I would have walked away from opportunists like you and the other agent. And, after the really negative and smug experience I had with someone like you, how motivated do you expect me to believe that you would be in representing me without you taking any commission on your end? An offer like that rings a bit hollow. In my opinion, it's agents like you who give the industry a bad name. I honestly don't wonder why someone like you isn't working for a name brand realtor. If I had been satisfied with your performance as an agent, I could have and would have referred to you several people who I knew were selling last year (some larger homes), a few in particular who I could have practically spoon fed to you.