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Smart Homebuyers Choosing New Kind of Agent
"Exclusive Buyers Agents" Help Save You Thousands of Dollars
If you're in the market for a home, you may think the real estate agent who chauffeurs you around town is looking
out for your best interests. Don't bet on it.
In the traditional way of selling houses, both the agent who lists a house and the one who brings a buyer to the
table are legally working for the seller. Both agents are required to get the seller the highest possible price. Even
if "your" agent learns that the seller is willing to cut the price or pay some of the closing costs, you may be kept in
the dark. At the same time, information you give to "your" agent, such as how much you really can afford and how
soon you need to buy, must be reported back to the sellers, giving them a negotiating advantage.
In this system, the deck is stacked against the buyer. That's why more and more buyers are getting their own
agents to help them find a house, negotiate the best deal, and close with the least amount of hassle. These
agents, called Exclusive Buyer Brokers, are licensed real estate agents. They have access to all of the usual
resources used to find houses, including the Multiple Listing Service (MLS), as well as sources not usually
accessible to traditional agents, such as homes for sale by owner. But there is one very big difference between
traditional agents and Exclusive Buyer Agents: the Exclusive Buyers Agents represents the buyer and is legally
bound to get the best deal possible for the buyer. Exclusive Buyers Agents do not represent sellers; they do not
list homes for sale.
What's more, a good Exclusive Buyers Agent actually turns the tables on the seller and the seller's agent by
digging up facts on the house and the seller's position that can work to the benefit of the buyer. Larry Vivola, a
Phoenix, AZ Exclusive Buyers Agent says: I always try to find out things like a house's past selling price, time on
the market, offers received, how much similar houses are selling for and even how anxious the seller is to make a
deal -- information most sellers would like to keep hidden.
Any information that might give a buyer more leverage -- like a seller's imminent job transfer, or the fact that the
sale is part of a divorce settlement -- is fair game. These are the kinds of things traditional agents have always
done for sellers, My job is to level the playing field for Buyers.
Study Confirms Savings
As more people use Exclusive Buyer Agents, there's mounting evidence that the old-fashioned way simply
doesn't get buyers the best deal. When U.S.Sprint studied the home purchases of relocating employees, it found
that those who worked with traditional real estate agents ended up paying about 5 per cent more than those who
used buyer brokers. On a $500,000 house, that's $25,000 of the buyer's money wasted.
As you might expect, many traditional real estate agents don't like the idea of an Exclusive Buyer Agents fighting
for a lower price. But the trend toward equal representation is proving unstoppable. Consumer advocates (
including Money magazine, The National Home Buying Institute, and syndicated real estate columnist Robert
Bruss) have gone on record urging consumers to seek buyer representation in purchasing a home. Exclusive
Buyers Agents nationwide have formed the National Association of Exclusive Buyer Agents (NAEBA) to educate
consumers and to help them find an exclusive buyer broker anywhere in the country.
That means the only way for buyers to ensure they'll have a crack at every house available that meets their
needs and have an advocate all the way through the deal, is to work with an agent that only represents buyers. I
don't take any listings from sellers, period. I am here to get the best deals for buyers. I don't put myself in a
position where there's even the potential for a conflict of interest.- I do not charge up-front fees for my services
and almost all deals are done with no out-of-pocket costs to the purchasers. Most listing agents do a great job
for the sellers. I am here to do the same for the buyers.
"Exclusive Buyers Agents" Help Save You Thousands of Dollars
If you're in the market for a home, you may think the real estate agent who chauffeurs you around town is looking
out for your best interests. Don't bet on it.
In the traditional way of selling houses, both the agent who lists a house and the one who brings a buyer to the
table are legally working for the seller. Both agents are required to get the seller the highest possible price. Even
if "your" agent learns that the seller is willing to cut the price or pay some of the closing costs, you may be kept in
the dark. At the same time, information you give to "your" agent, such as how much you really can afford and how
soon you need to buy, must be reported back to the sellers, giving them a negotiating advantage.
In this system, the deck is stacked against the buyer. That's why more and more buyers are getting their own
agents to help them find a house, negotiate the best deal, and close with the least amount of hassle. These
agents, called Exclusive Buyer Brokers, are licensed real estate agents. They have access to all of the usual
resources used to find houses, including the Multiple Listing Service (MLS), as well as sources not usually
accessible to traditional agents, such as homes for sale by owner. But there is one very big difference between
traditional agents and Exclusive Buyer Agents: the Exclusive Buyers Agents represents the buyer and is legally
bound to get the best deal possible for the buyer. Exclusive Buyers Agents do not represent sellers; they do not
list homes for sale.
What's more, a good Exclusive Buyers Agent actually turns the tables on the seller and the seller's agent by
digging up facts on the house and the seller's position that can work to the benefit of the buyer. Larry Vivola, a
Phoenix, AZ Exclusive Buyers Agent says: I always try to find out things like a house's past selling price, time on
the market, offers received, how much similar houses are selling for and even how anxious the seller is to make a
deal -- information most sellers would like to keep hidden.
Any information that might give a buyer more leverage -- like a seller's imminent job transfer, or the fact that the
sale is part of a divorce settlement -- is fair game. These are the kinds of things traditional agents have always
done for sellers, My job is to level the playing field for Buyers.
Study Confirms Savings
As more people use Exclusive Buyer Agents, there's mounting evidence that the old-fashioned way simply
doesn't get buyers the best deal. When U.S.Sprint studied the home purchases of relocating employees, it found
that those who worked with traditional real estate agents ended up paying about 5 per cent more than those who
used buyer brokers. On a $500,000 house, that's $25,000 of the buyer's money wasted.
As you might expect, many traditional real estate agents don't like the idea of an Exclusive Buyer Agents fighting
for a lower price. But the trend toward equal representation is proving unstoppable. Consumer advocates (
including Money magazine, The National Home Buying Institute, and syndicated real estate columnist Robert
Bruss) have gone on record urging consumers to seek buyer representation in purchasing a home. Exclusive
Buyers Agents nationwide have formed the National Association of Exclusive Buyer Agents (NAEBA) to educate
consumers and to help them find an exclusive buyer broker anywhere in the country.
That means the only way for buyers to ensure they'll have a crack at every house available that meets their
needs and have an advocate all the way through the deal, is to work with an agent that only represents buyers. I
don't take any listings from sellers, period. I am here to get the best deals for buyers. I don't put myself in a
position where there's even the potential for a conflict of interest.- I do not charge up-front fees for my services
and almost all deals are done with no out-of-pocket costs to the purchasers. Most listing agents do a great job
for the sellers. I am here to do the same for the buyers.
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