Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Agents and Agency: What does it mean?

There are agents, and then there are agents. Yes, it sounds confusing. That’s because the term “agent” is often used in a casual manner, referring to any real estate practitioner.

But agent also refers to someone with whom you’ve established a formal agency relationship—someone who represents your best interests in a real estate transaction and owes you fiduciary responsibilities. Agency relationships are usually established in writing with buyer agency agreements, and require:

loyalty
obedience
disclosure
confidentiality
reasonable care and diligence
accounting

See rest of article: http://rebac.net/descriptions_of_agency.cfm

1 comment:

  1. If a good real estate agent can help grease the wheels and get your offer in front of a lender, you can get an answer more quickly, and potentially close more deals.

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