What is a Buyers Agent?
The process of buying a home is a complicated one, especially for a first-time home buyer. For any home buyer, it may be beneficial to employ the services of a buyer’s agent. A buyer’s agent is a real estate agent, or realtor, who represents the interest of a buyer of real estate as opposed to the seller. A buyer’s agent can negotiate on behalf of the buyer and specializes in meeting the needs and preferences of the person looking to buy a home, above all else. Working with a buyer’s agent to purchase a home can provide certain advantages over working with the listing agent, who only represents the interests of the seller. A potential home buyer will likely be able to view more properties that would potentially interest him if he has a buyer’s agent working on his side. The agent is someone who has a great degree of familiarity with the local real estate market, including knowing what the price should be of the type of home that the buyer is interested in. In addition to this, the thin
