Finally a Friend for the Real Estate Buyer

Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine

"Buyers should have a pro in their corner, too." (pg. 88, April 1998)

The last thing you want to do is walk into an open house and start blabbing how much you can afford to the agent who has listed the house. The agent owes his or her allegiance to the seller - and only the seller. If you’re negotiating with a pro, you ought to have a pro in your corner, too.

It’s commonplace now for buyers to sign up their own agents to represent their interests in a deal.”(©1998 Kiplinger’s)

Look for an ABR® real estate professional.  Promises make friends. Performance keeps them. As a real estate buyer, you know performance counts most. So engage your own real estate professional to protect your best interests. From locating suitable properties to contract negotiations and settlement, seek a real estate agent who will be your representative in buying new property. 

How do you identify that qualified agent? 

The Real Estate BUYER’S AGENT Council makes it easy. The Council is the country’s oldest and largest association of real estate practitioners representing consumers in real estate transactions. And some of the nation’s most skilled buyer’s agents hold the Council’s prestigious Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR®) designation. 

The ABR® designation requires extensive classroom training, a formidable written examination, and substantial experience in buyer representation. An ACCREDITED BUYER REPRESENTATIVE is fully committed to the real estate buyer. It’s not surprising then that, across the country, advocacy groups and licensing laws now encourage buyer representation. 

If you’re a real estate buyer, you now have a friend in real estate.