As many of you are aware I like to send out great bits of information whenever I can. Well this was too good to pass up so I thought I’d share this with all of you.
This is very big mistake! Don’t ever do this!!
* A buyer’s agent is there for you 1000%
* They are there to run comparables to show you are getting the best deal
* They help put you in a home that you can afford (along with me your TRUSTED MORTGAGE BANKER)
* They simply do all the dirty work and help you feel confident in home buying.
(Read the article below)
After years of trepidation, home buyers are finally beginning to wade back into the housing market. But as they do, many are making the surprising choice to hunt alone, rejecting the assistance of what’s known in real estate as a buyer’s agent.
or years, house-hunters have had the option to work with a real estate agent who shows them properties and may ultimately negotiate the price – a counterbalance to the agent who almost invariably represents the seller. But now fewer buyers are taking it. Of the buyers who purchased a property through a real estate agent, just 57% had buyer representation, according to a 2010 report by the National Association of Realtors. That’s down from 62% in 2009 and 64% in 2006, before the housing bust. Also, fewer buyers are first learning about the home they purchase from real estate agents: just 37% are reporting real estate agents as their first source of information on the home they purchased, down from 50% a decade ago, according to NAR
http://www.smartmoney.com/personal-finance/real-estate/do-you-need-a-buyers-agent-1304523622290/