Real Estate Board of NY sound bites

In a recent continuing education class we took at the Real Estate Board of NY, a few of the topics of discussion were coop horror stories and belligerent real estate brokers. Herewith, are a few select bullet points:

• One buyer's broker (BB) bought their client to an apartment that was advertised as a 2BR. Upon arriving, BB mentioned to seller's broker (SB) that it couldn't have been a 2BR and that it was most likely a 1BR. BB proceeded to start punching the female SB; female SB fell back and end up breaking a toe. This anecdote was apropos of discussion on the Elliman broker who clawed a buyer's face to a bloody stump.
• An BB had a gay couple who wanted to purchase a coop. BB went to the SB, who happened to be on the board of the coop and was also the broker. SB flat out told BB that the gay couple would be rejected and that she knew it would happen because she was on the board and they didn't want gay couples in the building. This led to a heated discussion on whether coops can be bought up on charges. One person said that until a class action suit is brought to bear and an analysis is done on people who have been rejected, this won't happen. Another broker said he would've never steered the gay couple toward that building. Someone else said this discrimination has to stop ASAP.
• A Harvard grad who had a degree in Christian theology was rejected from a largely Jewish coop on the UWS because they thought he would have baptisms in the lobby.
• Some broker mentioned that a good tip is that those who bring dogs to closings should give them half a valium to sedate them!