Why Use a REALTOR?
Many consumers consider selling their home directly but eventually turn to REALTORS®. Smart home sellers realize they need the expertise in pricing their home, working with buyers, arranging and staffing open houses, and coordinating with other professionals in the sales process.
Many consumers consider selling their home directly but eventually turn to REALTORS®. Smart home sellers realize they need the expertise in pricing their home, working with buyers, arranging and staffing open houses, and coordinating with other professionals in the sales process.
Only about half of all real estate agents are REALTORS®. REALTORS® work independently, for small agencies, or for large brokerages. They help people buy and sell residential or commercial properties, vacation homes, and land; they conduct appraisals; they operate in the United States and in other countries; some specialize in auctions; and others are buyer’s representatives.
REALTORS® Are Experts
The home price for sellers who use an agent is 16 percent higher than for those who don’t, according to NAR’s 2005 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, and nine out of 10 home buyers use a real estate agent in the search process.
REALTORS® Are Part of the Community
REALTORS® Work to End Housing Discrimination – during April, which is Fair Housing Month, and all year long. REALTORS® are active members of their communities.
REALTORS® Protect You
Only REALTORS® follow a Code of Ethics
To be a member of NAR and a REALTOR®, a real estate agent must abide by a set of professional principles and serve clients fairly.
> Visit the National Association of Realtors for more information.
Why Use a Real Estate Agent? (Inquiring Techies Want To Know)
In response to a recent blog in Inman News, agents were asked to respond to this question.
Information is Power -
To paraphrase the old saying, “Knowledge Is Power”. Consumers today have more access to information about real estate than most people have time to digest – let alone absorb – to the level of competency of a real estate professional. Unfortunately, there’s no substitute for wisdom and experience in any profession.
Wisdom and Experience Pay Off -
Your first real estate purchase, if handled properly, is your stepping stone to financial independence. It has been said that homeowners retire with security but those who own multiple properties retire with wealth.
An Ongoing Relationship -
Establishing an ongoing relationship with a qualified REALTOR® is key – much like establishing a long term relationship with a trusted advisor such as an insurance agent, family attorney or financial planner. The wealthiest people don’t “do it themselves”.
Skillful Pricing and Negotiation -
The 2 most important skills a REALTOR® can provide are skillful pricing and negotiation. Proper pricing is part art and part science combined with intimate knowledge of sales and trends in a given area over time. This depth of experience is not easily learned over the internet.
Real Estate Pays Dividends -
Yes, motivated buyers and sellers can, and should, do the legwork to scope out the type of property and neighborhood they prefer or watch the sales trends in their neighborhood before calling in a broker to work with. A skilled REALTOR® can translate pertinent real estate data into information and provide an integrated solution for pricing and marketing the property to maximize your profit or provide solid statistics and historical data to validate your offer to purchase.
Time Is Money -
The basics of advertising, holding open houses, writing and printing flyers and mailings and being available at all times to show the property are tasks that many people are willing to take on. In the tech industry, some people are the architects, some are builders, others test and the last group integrates. Rarely does one person encompass all of these skills successfully. Your broker should be the professional “implementer” for your real estate investment goals.