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Buyer Broker Real Estate Services: What Experts Say

How much does it cost to work with a Buyer Broker Representative?   We are paid by the Seller, Builder, or Listing Company at closing.

 

Money Magazine
“You save big bucks by hiring a buyer broker.”

 

MSNBC
“The rise of the buyer’s broker means that you can be assured an agent will be on your side. The listing agent works for the seller and is obliged to extract the best possible terms from the buyer. Make sure to sign a contract with the broker so you’ll have a clear understanding of costs and responsibility. Stick with that agent!”

 

Business Week
“Exclusive buyer broker aims to get the best deal for the home buyer.”

 

Smart Money
“Groups such as the Consumer Federation and the AARP recommend using buyer’s agents…the reason is they work.”

 

This Old House
Realizing your agent isn’t on you side is a little like learning there is no Santa Claus. For buyers, the worst form of this arrangement is when one company handles the whole shebang: listing and showing the house, bringing the buyer, closing the deal and getting the entire commission.”

 

The New York Times
“Buyer brokers make a great deal of sense.”

 

Ralph Nader-Agency Law Quarterly
“Nader again held up exclusive buyer brokerage as the only legitimate option for the home buying public.”

 

Wall Street Journal
“Could your broker be a double agent? Because clients receive less service when a firm represents both sides, many in the industry believe consumers ultimately will insist on reducing the commission real estate agents are paid in those cases.”

 

Consumer Reports
“You can’t have partial loyalty, an agent either works for you or works for someone else.”

 

Consumer Watch in the Boston Globe
“Work with a brokerage where the Realtor will represent you, the buyer, exclusively.”

 

 


Dave and Linda Roedel