Getting to Know You

You need a buyer's broker who you can connect with, who listens to and understands what it is that you are searching for. The best buyer’s agents truly do create a powerful alchemy of relationship. This relationship is a result of expert listening, awareness of nonverbal cues, subtle nuances and a genuine caring. This process allows you and your buyer’s agent to find not only a home, but the right home, in a neighborhood and community that best suits your lifestyle. This goes well beyond just meeting your basic needs for shelter.

It is often difficult for buyers to fully articulate what they are looking for, and many times what a buyer says (and believes) they are looking for will bear little resemblance to what they end up falling in love with. A good buyer’s agent can, through careful and thoughtful service, help you better clarify your needs -- and thus find the home that best fulfills your dreams.

This process begins with a lot of listening and carefully crafted questions that go way beyond the number of bedrooms and bathrooms you want. There are so many factors to consider and balance when looking for a new home. A professional real estate agent specializing in buyer agency can ask questions and use your answers to elicit a detailed set of criteria you can use to evaluate prospective properties.

This web resource will help you better understand what a buyer's broker (or buyer's agent) is -- and how they can save you time and money.

Note: The terms "buyer's broker," "buyer's agent," and "buyer representative" are used interchangeably on this site. Different locales use different terminology for the same idea: a real estate professional who represents you -- the buyer.