Nancy Fennell

I am never been a believer in "absolutes" and outlawing anything, including dual agency is one of them. Sometimes there is a real need for dual agency when used properly. If you have been in the business as long as I have you have assisted many buyers and sellers, and if you are good at your job, then you have helped those buyers and sellers more than once. Sometimes a real estate agent can perform in a fully informed dual agency situation better than someone who has no trust or history with the parties. Because you are a "trusted" consultant or advisor, you can put a real estate transaction together without the adversarial situation that can sometime arise between a passionate seller, buyer and two passionate agents. So before we outlaw dual agency, I suggest we educate our buyers and sellers (if we have not already) and let them decide. Nancy Fennell nfennell@dicksonrealty.com