Realtors are rife with conflicts of interest... Another example... where realtors are also allowed to also act as mortgage brokers... Hmm... Wonder if the realtor will try to steer his/her client to a more expensive house, or less expensive? (sarc off.)  Realtors have a fiduciary duty to their clients, but have too many potential conflicts of interest to fulfil that role effectively.  It's time to ban realtors double-ending deals and potentially acting as financial intermediaries for lending products.