I do not think so.

I do not think so.

No, they wouldnt dare.

I have not seen this - or if it is there, it is rare.

We actually had one possible case pop up within our office.  Not sure how it turned out and hopefully it was just an innocent mistake.

Russ, fortunately not! But then, I might not be aware of it! But if I found out and could prove it, that agent would be in a world of hurt by the time I was finished with them.

No, not that I am aware of. I have to say, there is a trainer that solicits listings all the time, however, he is not in my market.

It seems to be happening less at this time in my area.  When the market was full of short sales a couple of years ago, I found many Realtors that were  overstepping and asking my sellers inappropriate questions.  I always instruct my sellers to have the agents contact me directly if they start asking contractual type questions.  I have had to contact brokers about their agent's conduct, which I really don't like to have to do.

Not so much lately...Of course, when this happens I am on the phone to the Broker and that takes care of it.

Sending a mailing to a neighborhood (with the proper disclaimer, of course) is one thing. I don't know anybody that cross checks active listings before a mailing.  That's why the disclaimer is present.  If they are contacting them in person that's another. And they should be reported to the MLS and the local board.

Wow, not yet. I hope that it is not a spreading trend.

There have always been agents ready to throw you under the bus.

There have always been agents who choose not to purge mailing lists of listed addresses.

There have always been agents who resent your presence in the market place and will be truly small minded about it.

There have always been agents who will take the opportunity to chat with your client and misrepresent the situation.

It is the assurance that such actions will be exposed to the professional community, not the code of ethics, that restrain this activity. And if you are with a really big office, that exposure could be crippling.

Always instruct your seller to keep all real estate mail they receive for your review.

I am not seeing MORE Realtor behaving badly. Quite the opposite. I am impressed with the level of knowledge, the commitment to purpose, the expedient execution, the willingness to do whatever it takes,and the graciousness exhibited when things go wrong, and there is always something, shown by the professionals I have the privilege to work with.

People are either ethical or not.  I think ethics classes are the most helpful to sociopaths who need to know what ethical behavior looks like so they can appear to be what they're not.

I haven't noticed any change in the behavior or amount of shady realtors.  

It happens but i don't see an increase in the frequency here.

I have certainly seen this occur. Wehther it's happening more recently, I honestly can't say.