ERA Grizzard Real Estate - The Villages

Disappointing Experience with ERA Grizzard Real Estate As unrepresented cash buyers, we inquired about viewing a home listed with ERA Grizzard Real Estate. Instead of professionalism and transparency, we encountered misleading practices and unnecessary hurdles that, in my opinion, raised concerns about the brokerage’s understanding of the NAR (National Association of Realtors) settlement and their fiduciary duty to the seller. The listing agent consulted a senior manager, who required us to sign a "touring agreement." From my perspective, this was actually a veiled buyer’s broker agreement with a 3% commission clause and a $399 fee. When we pointed this out, the listing agent insisted it would not make them a dual agent—though that’s exactly what I believe it would have done. There’s also