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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Buyer's Representative?
In every real estate transaction, there is a buyer and a seller. A buyer's representative is a licensed real estate sales professional that specializes in representing the best interests of the buyer.
Prospective buyers sometimes make the mistake of assuming they will save themselves time and money by dealing directly with the listing represenative, not realizing that he or she represents the seller. A representative cannot truly represent both the seller and the buyer in any transaction, since each person has competing interests.
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Does using a Buyer's Agent increase the cost of purchase?
Use of a Buyer's Representative does not increase the amount of commission in almost all cases. The commission in a real estate transaction can vary from one brokerage to another, and from one sale to another, but that commission is divided between the selling agency, and the buying agency.
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