Will real estate agents only show you houses that are listed with their agency?
I am thinking of buying my first home, and was wondering if real estate agents only show homes listed with them. Or do they search other agency’s listing for a possible match. Also, do you sign a contract with a particular agent and only use them to find a home.
a good agent will show you houses regardless of what agency they are listed with. there is a realty service that list all houses on the market regardless of where they are listed. since he works on commission his goal is to get you to buy. the more houses he can show you the better chance he can sell you one
normally you don’t sign with an agent until you actually make an offer on a house. most of the time the agent is working for free hoping that you find the house you want while working with him
March 7th, 2010 at 6:58 pm
a good agent will show you houses regardless of what agency they are listed with. there is a realty service that list all houses on the market regardless of where they are listed. since he works on commission his goal is to get you to buy. the more houses he can show you the better chance he can sell you one
normally you don’t sign with an agent until you actually make an offer on a house. most of the time the agent is working for free hoping that you find the house you want while working with him
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March 7th, 2010 at 7:14 pm
No, they are supposed to show you all listings in your area.
They call themselves dual agents if they have listings that you buy from.In this cse they represent the seller, not the buyer.
Is always advisable to hire a buyer’s agent to work with you.
There are sites like redfin, movoto, trulia, where you can find an agent to help you. Do not sign anything unless you want to bid on a house, then you have to sign some kind of contract.
The traditional realtors are working for the seller, hire a buyers agent who will work for you and make it clear. You don’t have to pay a penny, will get the commission form the buyer, but has a legal obligation to you and you only
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March 7th, 2010 at 7:47 pm
if they are a good agent, they will find houses that meet your criteria no matter who has it listed. Normally, they don’t like to do that because they have to split the commission with the agent from the other company with which the house is listed.
You do not ever have to sign a contract to use only one agent, however, it is frowned upon to use more than one agent on your own at the same time. Any paperwork that you sign will be for transfer of deed, releasing the real estate company of any liabilities, etc.
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March 7th, 2010 at 8:03 pm
A good real estate agent will show you homes that work for you. You’ll always have agents trying to push their own listings on you to gain more pay but they are only looking out for their interests at that point.
You do not have to commit to just one realtor to find you a home and you do not have to sign a contract. The reason why a realtor does this is to protect their time of showing you homes and you buy through another realtor.
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