Brokers: Do you know where your agents are?!

The relationship between brokers and listing agents is long-established and familiar. The broker relationship with buyer’s reps, however, is still emerging. While reviewing the results of an ABR® course I taught recently, it became clear to me that the questions asked during the class had exhibited a basic lack of understanding of the legal responsibility of a buyer’s rep to his or her broker. Then I received an E-mail message from a student. It said, “Thanks so much for your knowledge. I still have one question. If I give client level service to a buyer customer, is it illegal?” This convinced me that, as our numbers increase and we evolve the field of buyer representation, the relationship between buyer’s reps and their brokers must be better defined.Click here to download full article: Do You Know Where Your Agents Are