Be very cautious of Geeta Fogarty and MORE Realty. I've reported her to the State of Oregon because of her illegal conduct both professionally and ethically. She broke many rules and regulations in sell of a home that caused a dramatic feud because she had no idea what she was doing nor did she understand the gravity of her actions which compromised her real estate license.
In my experience, she represented a seller who turned out to be her father and she did not disclose this conflict of interest to my agent and I (the buyer). Furthermore, on numerous occasions she illegally and unethically conducted herself where her broker had to get involved and mitigate the damage she caused as I was pursuing litigation which would ensure revoking both of their licenses.
Geeta's illegal conduct included the following: After Geeta's seller accepted my offer, my agent discovered that there was a special assessment on the property which wasn't disclosed in the paperwork. My agent had to issue an addendum stating that the seller (Geeta's father) would pay for the special assessment as per rules and regulations. Geeta's father purposely hid this information and, furthermore, told Geeta to brushed it off with a verbal agreement of the addendum - with the intention of finding another seller even though we were in a contract. Of course, Geeta's father would not signed this addendum in the days to come. It was obvious that Geeta did not know about the special assessment or do her due diligence to disclose this. For whatever reason (I think her father was telling her what to do and she couldn't stand up to him bc she was going into the office crying), Geeta stopped all communications with my agent. Even worse, she put the property back on the market while we were still in contract!! After the 5 days of no communication and not knowing what was going on, my agent finally got a hold of Getta and she communicated that the seller did not want to sell to me anymore even though I was offering him more than he wanted. When my agent communicated this to me, I said that was fine with me because I was not going to beg someone to take my hard earned money. After my agent communicated this to Geeta, literally 30 minutes later, Geeta changed the listing from "on the market" to "pending offer". I couldn't believe she was negotiating with new buyers while she was still in contract with me! UGH, the drama does not stop here. Her father (the seller), would not agree to give my earnest money back ($1,500). This is the point where I sought out a lawyer and said enough is enough. Several meetings took place between my agent, his broker, and Geeta's broker while I pursued litigation. Her broker apologized for her behavior, and was even going to pay the earnest money back to me out of his own pocket - although he never followed through with this and would use excuses like "I have back pain today so I can't go to the bank." In the end, after several weeks of negotiating, the seller finally signed the paperwork to give me back my earnest money in full. WHAT A NIGHTMARE!
Geeta's behavior clearly demonstrated illegal, unethical, and malicious conduct violating Oregon State rules and regulations she is legally bound to. In addition, she has no idea what she's doing or understands the qualifications an agent has to have in these transactions. She is a liability to MORE Realty and a hazard to the sellers/buyers she is involved with. Geeta Fogarty and MORE Realty do not deserve your money recycled into their pockets. Our community deserves businesses that operate with the highest-integrity of good-faith. I do not recommend working with Getta Fogarty or MORE Realty. read more