Make the Right Choice
The Value of using a REALTOR®
Make the right choice and work with a Realtor® to Buy or Sell a home.
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Buyers and sellers give high marks to real estate agents for the expertise and professionalism
they bring to the real estate transaction.
According to the 2003 National Association of REALTORS® Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, in
the ultimate sign of satisfaction, more than 70 percent of agent-assisted sellers and 74
percent of homebuyers said they definitely would use the same agent again in future
transactions.
Almost 86 percent of sellers chose a real estate agent to sell their home in 2003; only 14
percent sold their home themselves.
In 2003, more than seven out of ten homebuyers used a real estate agent in their home purchase.
Almost 60 percent of buyers say they expect real estate professionals to help them find the
right house to purchase.
More than nine out of ten homebuyers in 2003 said their real estate agent's knowledge of the
purchase process was very important, and more than four out of five homebuyers were satisfied
with the knowledge and expertise of their real estate agent. More buyers—86 percent—used a real
estate agent as a source of information in their home search than they used the Internet (65
percent).
Today, homebuyers and sellers need real estate professionals more than ever to guide them
through the complexities of the transaction. Information technology puts a wealth of
information about real estate on consumers' desktops, and most consumers turned to real estate
professionals to interpret it.
Even with so much real estate information so easily available through the Internet, more and
more consumers are turning to real estate professionals to assist them in the transaction. In
fact, home buyers who use the Internet to shop for a home are more likely to use a real estate
professional (78 percent) than traditional home buyers (68 percent), according to the 2003
Profile. Real estate professionals are moving from being the providers of information to being
interpreters of information.
Less than a decade ago, a home could be bought with a two-page contract. Now consumer-mandated
seller's disclosures, environmental and structural reports, and other legal documents have made
home transfer very complicated. The typical sale of a home today involves more than 20 steps to
complete the transaction. Real estate professionals work with contracts daily and understand
how they affect the interests of their clients and customers.
Consumers continue to find value in having a real estate professional help them through the
home buying and selling process. The wide variety of services real estate professionals provide
are proving ever more valuable in real estate transactions, especially in light of new
financing twists and sales contract intricacies.
Courtesy of NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® |
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