[DCPatriot]

"Real estate agents say to me 'We're not redlining you, but I tell my clients to think twice about buying here.'"

If he/she uses those words, their real estate license should be in jeopardy.

[TWhiteBear]

You are absolutely correct.
And a fed or so may be very interested.

[riverdawg]

If the agent is a buyer’s broker/agent and there is no racial bias involved (e.g., the neighborhood is not predominantly black or, if it is, the client is black), I don’t see anything wrong with the agent’s advice. In fact, I would walk away from any agent who didn’t steer me away from a troubled neighborhood. Anyway, redlining refers to the practice of mortgage lenders refusing to issue mortgages to certain neighborhoods or areas because of the racial mix. It is not against the law to refuse to lend money to buy a property that the lender thinks may decline in value, thus jeopardizing the collateral.

[RobRoy]

>>If he/she uses those words, their real estate license should be in jeopardy.<<

Yep.

My motto:
Never write what you can say.
Never say what you can whisper.
Never whisper what you can nod.
Never nod what you can wink.
Never wink what you can smile.

I think the agent should have just smiled in this case.

[BBell]

Can you explain to me why a real estate agent telling their client that a neighborhood is bad is wrong?