Are you looking for a new home or ready to sell your current home in NC? If you are, make sure when you talk to the various real estate agents you may in contact with, that you are careful what you discuss with them prior to having a agency/working relationship!
What is an agency relationship? That means you have a binding agreement with a broker or agent and they are representing you and your best interests in your real estate transaction. There are various types of agency such as a Buyer's Agent, Seller's Agent, Dual Agent, Designated Agent...
The NC Real Estate Commission has put together a "Working With Real Estate Agents" Brochure perfect for the consumer to help you understand the working relationship with the Agent or Broker.
All NC Real Estate Brokers are required to share this information with you at their first substantial contact with you. That means if you are discussing your real estate needs, financial situation, looking at homes, etc... We are to have you read it, help with any questions you may have about it, and have you sign it acknowledging you have received the information before we have any of those discussions or proceed to show you homes.
Don't worry the "Working With Real Estate Agents" is not a contract of any kind! We sometimes get push back from folks that they are not signing anything. And we don't blame them, but all you are signing is an acknowledgment of receipt of the information. In fact if you talk to several different agents you should be asked to read it and sign it more than once.
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NC Real Estate Commission Work With Real Estate Agents HTML Version
NC Real Estate Commission Work With Real Estate Agents PDF Version
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