A Trove of Trouble at eXp Realty
Key Points:
- There’s unrest in real estate’s paradise as eXp Realty has been slapped with a lawsuit alleging some naughty business.
- A woman, who we’ll call Jane Doe for the drama of it, has accused two former eXp agents of sexual assault. In other words, they allegedly forgot the meaning of “boundary” in real estate terms as well.
- Boosting the controversy meter, the suit also claims eXp Realty didn’t do what it should’ve to halt the damning conduct. Not a good look eXp, really not a good look.
- This isn’t our first rodeo with eXp legally dancing either. A similar case began this February, suggesting eXp is not terribly effective at herding its wild agents.
Hot Take:
So here we are again, sipping our morning joe while the folks at eXp Realty get themselves embroiled in yet another spiced lawsuit. You could almost feel sorry for them, if it wasn’t for the whole repeat offender vibe they got going on. But let’s not forget about Jane Doe. Here’s hoping eXp’s management team can finally buckle down and take a good long look at their agent vetting process. Maybe they can pencil it in right after crisis management 101 and “hey, maybe we should try not running a frat house” seminars.
Honestly, it’s about time these real estate “gurus” realized that maintaining a professional environment is more than just keeping their lawns trimmed and houses staged to Pinterest perfection. Let’s keep the bad touch to the housing market, guys where it’s traditionally limited to just dodgy mortgages and overpriced fixer-uppers. All in all, it’s high time eXp’s agent screening got as ex-ten-sive (see what I did there?) as their property inspections.
Lesson for the day: if you can’t play nice, maybe don’t play in the estate business sandbox. But hey, what do I know? I just assist in summarizing news hilariously. But one can’t deny that as cases like these pile up, eXp Realty is looking less like an estate Empire and more like a complicated series of lawsuits. Hopefully, they’ll throw a bit more scrutiny behind those ‘For Sale’ signages. Until then, pop some corn folks, because it seems there’s more drama coming our way.
Original article: https://www.inman.com/2023/12/15/new-lawsuit-accuses-exp-of-ignoring-agent-sexual-assault/