Regarding real estate
sales commissions
Within the last year, a law/rule affecting real estate commission payouts was passed.
The buyer must select a realtor who then enters into an agreement with the buyer before the realtor may show one house. At this time, the buyer’s realtor should state the commission they expect the buyer to pay them.
At this time, with the new law, the seller no longer pays the buyer’s commission. The buyer does.
Well, over a year later, that is still not happening. In fact, the buyer’s agents are refusing to show any homes/land for, in this case, a seller refusing to accommodate the buyer’s realtor.
That in itself flaunts the injustice of the seller’s now defunct expectations.
So, if one doesn’t comply with outdated laws, one’s house remains unseen.
Resolving this, as espoused by the seller, requires full support from the public.
For homes/land to languish without attention on the internet due to the buyer’s “woe is me” only opens the pathway to litigation.
Gwyneth Wrixon
Waikoloa
Frustrating experience
at the Hilo hospital
Recently, I was conducted to Hilo Benioff Medical Center for a “device check” of my pacemaker defibrillator (implantable cardiac defibrillator), the advanced type for those with serious heart interval stoppage conditions.
Presenting the appointment card, I was informed my appointment had been cancelled. No prior phone call, no text message.
I was then informed that the cardiac monitor was not available! A subsequent appointment has been made for the month following.
Surely, budget planners could have available more than one monitor, given the increasing population of seniors coping with cardiac conditions, especially atrial fibrillation and cardiomyopathy. Atrial fibrillation is a common condition among those above 65, including those with aerobic sports backgrounds.
The medical community knows there is “little slippage possible” with cardiac disease!
Many of us would ask that we have “more miles” for family and community needs before we sleep.
James Barker
Keaau
