{"id":1235,"date":"2013-02-01T16:20:01","date_gmt":"2013-02-01T21:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spiegelsohmer.com\/2013\/02\/01\/real-estate-brokers-need-to-tell-you-everything-they-know\/"},"modified":"2016-12-22T15:17:10","modified_gmt":"2016-12-22T20:17:10","slug":"real-estate-brokers-need-to-tell-you-everything-they-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spiegelryan.com\/en\/2013\/02\/01\/real-estate-brokers-need-to-tell-you-everything-they-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Estate Brokers Need To Tell You Everything They Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to real estate, make sure your broker is fulfilling their obligation in telling you <i>the whole truth and nothing but the truth<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.montrealgazette.com\/2013\/01\/31\/mafia-neighbours-could-hit-property-values\/\">recent story<\/a> by Allison Lampert from the Montreal Gazette reminds us that brokers are obligated to disclose information that is relevant to the sale of a property \u2013 for the sale of condos at a high-end development in the Old Port of Montreal, this now includes informing potential buyers that their soon to be&nbsp;neighbours, according to the police and the Montreal Gazette, are \u201cmafia associates and other alleged organized crime figures.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Protect yourself \u2013 always ask: \u201c<em>Is there anything about this property I should know that you have not already told me?<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"mailto:SAbbey@spiegelsohmer.com\">Seth B. 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