Week 74: 600 Granola Bars. John Engel’s Real Estate Column for the New Canaan Sentinel

Last week, I wrote about the resurgence of “pocket listings”—a practice that favors secrecy over transparency. Agents, like hostage negotiators and press secretaries, believe controlling the flow of information makes us better negotiators. However, lack of transparency leads to anxiety for both buyers and sellers who feel they might be leaving money on the table. […]