Escrow Out Loud: San Francisco Real Estate

A Realtor in San Francisco is required to present each and every offer received on the property, right? Well, not exactly. While a seller can absolutely be discriminating in the review of offers, they may not discriminate on an illegal basis.  This week on Escrow Out Loud, our San Francisco Real Estate podcast, we talk about offers.Does a Listing Agent Have to Present My Offer to the Seller?There is a misconception that the listing agent is required to present ALL offers to the seller. This is only true if the seller and agent have not had a prior conversation with regard to acceptable offers. A seller can instruct an agent about the offers they will review, some common examples being: no offers before a certain date, no offers below a certain price or only offers with certain contingencies. Does this mean the seller can choose to only view cash offers that close within 10 days?What it doesn’t mean is that the seller can choose which offers to view for reasons that are discriminatory in nature! The conditions