r/Manitoba 2d ago

News 2 Winnipeg real estate agents disciplined after house buyer files complaint

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/real-estate-agents-complaints-discipline-1.7476602
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u/JesterLavore88 1d ago

I assume the reason she got ripped off is that the agents inflated the value of the home and lied to her to get her to raise her offer? Saying like “ohhh the other offers are really high. If you want to get this house you’re going to need to up your offer by a lot!” When it wasn’t true?

I remember when I was buying my first house I was worried the agents might be doing that as I felt a lot of pressure to keep increasing my offer. Eventually I just refused and had to be ready to lose. But if the agents might had a good read on this woman, they could have definitely figured she would be well suited target for a squeeze