The 40-year-old says she's coming forward with her experience to warn others as the pandemic-era housing market continues to intensify. But there was a bid for $80,000 more, the listing agent said, so Vanderdeen-Fenech needed to do better. She says the listing agent encouraged her to make a higher bid because he'd hoped the competing bidders would use his son as their buying agent. The Real Estate Council of Ontario says given the hot housing market, complaints of all kinds are at a historic high. Brian Buchan, a spokesperson for the Real Estate Council of Ontario, says given the hot housing market, complaints of all kinds are at a historic high.

Source: CBC News April 28, 2021 08:00 UTC