Comments on: 4 Reasons Why You Really Need a Buyer Agent When Buying a New Construction Home http://www.raleighrealestatetalk.com/2007/10/29/4-reasons-why-you-really-need-a-buyer-agent-when-buying-a-new-construction-home/ Raleigh Real Estate - Homes For Sale In Raleigh, Cary, Wake Forest Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:26:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: bobfortner http://www.raleighrealestatetalk.com/2007/10/29/4-reasons-why-you-really-need-a-buyer-agent-when-buying-a-new-construction-home/comment-page-1/#comment-93 bobfortner Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:07:15 +0000 http://www.raleighrealestatetalk.com/2007/10/29/4-reasons-why-you-really-need-a-buyer-agent-when-buying-a-new-construction-home/#comment-93 Hi Charlotte exclusive buyer agent - I take it from your lengthy name that you are actually an agent. Did you hire a Realtor to help you buy a home? Believe it or not, I actually know a few agents who have done exactly that. Regarding your question about the flexibility of the agent's schedule, any good buyer agent worth his/her salt should be proactively contacting a client who is ready to purchase as homes come on the market and taking the lead to make sure any good matches don't get away. With our current excess of inventory, this isn't as much of a problem in the Raleigh real estate market as it was, say a few years ago. But even with the slow market we have right now, the best priced home in the best location and condition can sell quickly. Hi Charlotte exclusive buyer agent – I take it from your lengthy name that you are actually an agent. Did you hire a Realtor to help you buy a home? Believe it or not, I actually know a few agents who have done exactly that.

Regarding your question about the flexibility of the agent’s schedule, any good buyer agent worth his/her salt should be proactively contacting a client who is ready to purchase as homes come on the market and taking the lead to make sure any good matches don’t get away.

With our current excess of inventory, this isn’t as much of a problem in the Raleigh real estate market as it was, say a few years ago. But even with the slow market we have right now, the best priced home in the best location and condition can sell quickly.

]]> By: Charlotte exclusive buyer agent http://www.raleighrealestatetalk.com/2007/10/29/4-reasons-why-you-really-need-a-buyer-agent-when-buying-a-new-construction-home/comment-page-1/#comment-94 Charlotte exclusive buyer agent Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:36:56 +0000 http://www.raleighrealestatetalk.com/2007/10/29/4-reasons-why-you-really-need-a-buyer-agent-when-buying-a-new-construction-home/#comment-94 How flexible is the agent’s schedule? After a long period of inactivity, I called my agent one morning and she showed me a few houses that afternoon. That makes a world of difference when a hot house is just listed and the sellers are moving fast. How flexible is the agent’s schedule? After a long period of inactivity, I called my agent one morning and she showed me a few houses that afternoon. That makes a world of difference when a hot house is just listed and the sellers are moving fast.

]]> By: The Best on The Vine, week of October 28 http://www.raleighrealestatetalk.com/2007/10/29/4-reasons-why-you-really-need-a-buyer-agent-when-buying-a-new-construction-home/comment-page-1/#comment-92 The Best on The Vine, week of October 28 Fri, 02 Nov 2007 13:57:45 +0000 http://www.raleighrealestatetalk.com/2007/10/29/4-reasons-why-you-really-need-a-buyer-agent-when-buying-a-new-construction-home/#comment-92 [...] Bob is talking about new construction homes over at Raleigh Real Estate Talk. Specifically, why it is vital that buyer’s have representation when buying a newly built home. [...] [...] Bob is talking about new construction homes over at Raleigh Real Estate Talk. Specifically, why it is vital that buyer’s have representation when buying a newly built home. [...]

]]> By: Tom Deadmore http://www.raleighrealestatetalk.com/2007/10/29/4-reasons-why-you-really-need-a-buyer-agent-when-buying-a-new-construction-home/comment-page-1/#comment-91 Tom Deadmore Wed, 31 Oct 2007 20:56:19 +0000 http://www.raleighrealestatetalk.com/2007/10/29/4-reasons-why-you-really-need-a-buyer-agent-when-buying-a-new-construction-home/#comment-91 Hey Bob...I HEARTILY agree that a buyer should utilize a buyers agent when purchasing new construction from a builder. I have been involved in many transactions where my client did not have a Buyers agent. Nine times out of ten, these clients had not negotiated their best deal NOR did they know how to handle the repair issues with the builder. The onsite agents were not always customer service oriented once they knew the client was under contract. As you mentioned, the contracts were VERY one sided towards the builder. A buyers agent can advise their clients of their rights under the contract and make sure it is not so one sided when all is said and done. I KNOW that they could have arrived at a more advantageous price AND concessions with the assistance of a quality buyers agent. Hey Bob…I HEARTILY agree that a buyer should utilize a buyers agent when purchasing new construction from a builder. I have been involved in many transactions where my client did not have a Buyers agent. Nine times out of ten, these clients had not negotiated their best deal NOR did they know how to handle the repair issues with the builder. The onsite agents were not always customer service oriented once they knew the client was under contract. As you mentioned, the contracts were VERY one sided towards the builder. A buyers agent can advise their clients of their rights under the contract and make sure it is not so one sided when all is said and done. I KNOW that they could have arrived at a more advantageous price AND concessions with the assistance of a quality buyers agent.

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