As a consumer, you have the ability, and it is to your benefit, to be represented by a Buyer’s Agent to assist you in purchasing a home. Using my website, searching for properties online, contacting me ( or any Realtor) to ask basic questions or arranging to meet does not form an Agency Relationship between us, so click away and ask with no obligation!
Once you make the decision to look for a home, when we commence your home search, discussing the specific facts about particular properties and planning to tour homes for sale, we will more thoroughly discuss Buyer Agency and my role as a Buyer's Agent, including my responsibilities and obligations.
Agency Law in Virginia stipulates the following:If you choose to work with me as your Buyer Representative, you are considered to be my client and I
• Will fully represent your best interests
• Will pledge my first allegiance to you the client
• Will seek a transaction acceptable to you the client
• Will provide financial accounting
• Will disclose known material facts about the property or transaction
• Will exercise ordinary care
• Will maintain client confidentiality, unless the information is required by law to be disclosed
If you do not want to form an agency relationship with me, or we are involved in a transaction where I represent someone else as a client and you choose not to use your own Real Estate Agent, you can still receive my assistance with a transaction, but you will be considered a customer, not a client. I will perform ministerial acts required during the transaction and I will
• Treat all parties fairly and honestly
• Inform all parties of the nature of their brokerage relationships
• Disclose material facts pertaining to the physical condition of the property of which I am aware
• Comply with the law, including the Fair Housing Act
Real Estate III agents sell over 40% of our own Company listings. I always explain Dual Agency to potential clients, which would occur if I represent both parties in a transaction as an Agent, and Designated Agency, which may occur when Real Estate III represents both parties in a transaction. For more information, contact me any time for a copy of the brochure “The Realtors Role”.
If you want more information about this topic or are interested in real estate in the Charlottesville - Albemarle area, contact me anytime!
Amy Bender Webb
Real Estate III
Charlottesville, Virginia
visit me online at A Home in Charlottesville
Licensed to sell real estate in Virginia
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