No.  

      Even if you plan to or must wait until Monday to "handle" offers received late on Saturday, don't put a statement like that in MLS.  It will turn away agents and their potential buyers.

YES! Wonderful boundaries.

I put similar messages in all my listings. Although mine is after 6PM Saturdays. Typically it's workaholic agents with no boundaries that don't get this. Most respect it and agree with it...we all need a day off.

I've had highly qualified buyers decline seeing property listed like that - they think that the sellers are being greedy and they won't have anything to do with participating in games. 

Then there are buyers who are in town to purchase - if they can't know by, say, midnight that night, whether or not they need to Offer on another property, they won't waste their time looking at it either.

And, lastly, there are those buyers who need an answer by ____ time - if the agent says they are not reviewing Offers until Monday and it's Saturday, it opens up a whole new can of worms (about presentation).

I've had the latter happen and the agent was holding Offers on her own volition, stating that the seller wasn't reviewing Offers until Monday (and it was Friday). I had to push to be sure that she presented the Offer with the deadline from the seller. As it happens, the seller had no idea the agent was holding Offers. 

Setting a due time for offers is one thing, this is another. And it's up to the seller

Corinne,

I am suspending my surprise when I contemplate this type of insanity...A

Ah, a spirited debate.  I rather see this mentioned in the agent only remarks of the multiple listing service than not receive a response which is frustrating for agents and prospective buyers.  

There are many different business models but communication and expectations should be a part of each.  Unfortunately, that's not always the case.   

Let the debate continue -- I'm enjoying the back-and-forth.

I see this all the time - NO - do your job!

 no.... it's a holiday weekend, but real estate has no holidays and sellers want a deal if the deal is there.... 

Most of my buyer clients are from out of area and only here for a few short days, they wouldn't even want to see a home with this type of a stipulation. I personally would never do it. 

OH hell no...

The majority of my clients are from out of the area and on a time crunch.

I have them pick 1st choice, 2nd choice and 3rd choice.

I will not wait till a princess gets back in town for the weekend, or a guy want to watch football all weekend.

We are gone...

Debe Maxwell, CRS said it best.

Thomas J. Nelson, Realtor,CRS,e-Pro I think you are the lone ranger on your thinking...totally off the mark.

Eve

Kind of. It'd be better to say that outside of MLS, individually to the agents bringing offers. "Received, will review Monday (or whatever day it'll be reviewed if not that moment)."

This is a seller's decision, but often very realistic in a hot market where multiple offers may be written on a property. In this way, all parties know to get their offers in by Sunday evening and the seller will review all on Monday.

May be Seller's preference not to be bothered during that time frame? 

The "King" (Seller/L.A.) can set the rules, why make a weekend more action packed than it should be?! I see benefits in setting a boundary like this, even for the seller.

Could be seller request. Maybe they have family day, company, go to church, etc on Sunday?

I don't agree either. 3:00 pm is not late and we have a duty to our clients. This would make me go elsewhere.

I am not surprised at how many different ways there are to do business

No.  Not putting the clients needs first.

I know who this is & she does it on all listings. Don't know how that works out for her but when I see it I get pissed off. I understand down time but it seems in your face.

I think it's healthy for a REALTOR to take time off. I see nothing wrong with this.

I agree with Jeff Dowler, it's up to the seller.

I have seen or heard of similar practices. If the sellers agree, then I guess it is alright. I have had plenty of clients tell me that will not ask me to work on the weekends that it can wait until Monday.

No that is not our policy unless it's an odd situation.

You formulate the rule.

When I bought my house in Tennessee, I saw it on Zillow on a Saturday afternoon. My mother-in-law and the agent saw it that afternoon and we made an offer that evening. The agent submitted the offer and it was accepted on Saturday night around 10:30 PM. Had we waited until Monday, we wouldn't have gotten the house. As a mortgage broker, I've set my hours at Monday thru Sunday 8:00AM to 10:00 PM. No one is doing this here, but I need to be open for business when agents work and not have "banking hours" Keeping one step ahead of my competitors

I have seen this and one agency does this for every weekend.  Personal choice for their business

There may be many reasons for this.  It is what it is.  Only the LA knows why. I do set an offer dealine and advise when to expect seller response. 

Why not just say "all offers will be presented on Monday" or put an out of office on your email at 3pm saying you're on vacation until monday?

Not a good policy in residential real estate.

Thomas J. Nelson, Realtor,CRS,e-Pro nailed this one!

Dependent on market place circumstances and client (seller) instructions and after reviewing the rules, regs and requirements within your jurisdiction, there are a number of ways reasons for this type of notice and how to go about handling this type situation.

For example if the sellers in the listing you are referring to are a corporate entity, or a POA or estate in the hands of lawyers, I can see a perfectly logical reason why that type of disclosure is perfectly appropriate.

On the flip side, If you are in an area with a very busy market place with the possibility of multiple offers, delaying offers may be a way to get a bit of a bidding war going.

There are a numbe of other options that may be applicable as well.

So it may be prudent to, investigate the reasons for the notice in the listing and proceed accordingly..

Happy Selling.

Corinne Guest, Managing Broker If it was the sellers request, yes. If the agent doesn't want to work on Sunday, no.

Maybe it is necessary, but not in the comments section for sure!

If aListing Agent is going away for the weekend , this has merit !

Seriously??? I'd like to know how that agent's clients feel about that (unless, of course, it's the client who set the rule).

Feel bad for the Sellers.  We see quite a few that say no offers received over the weekend, the whole weekend.

No, because most sellers are available on Sundays to conveniently review offers without other pressures.

Not something I would do.

Sunday is sacred, for us and our clients.

Corinne Guest, Managing Broker - as long as the seller has approved it, I think it is okay. 

Just my opinion.

I see this so often now.  I can not do that to my sellers, I will work on a Sunday if I have a offer.

Well, if the seller gave this direction: not to submit offers during weekend since they are not available, be it. I hope, it is not the agent preferences of presenting? 

No.