August 2013 Houston and National Housing Market Trends
This month’s feature video will discusses the real estate agents responsibilities to a client as opposed to a customer. From a consumers prospective the term agent usually refers to someone with whom you have established a formal relationship as their client. Your agent is someone who represents your best interests in a real estate transaction and owes you formal legal responsibilities.
A customer on the other hand is someone with whom the agent has not entered into a formal relationship the agent owes the customer no duties. It is important to differentiate between a agents legal duties and a agents responsibilities. Legal duties are established by law on the other hand responsibilities are established between the agent and the consumer at the beginning of the working relationship.
As a client your real estate agent owes you the following legal duties. The duty of loyalty, the duty of obedience, the duty of disclosure, the duty of confidentiality, the duty of reasonable care and diligence, and the duty to provide you with an accounting. Agent responsibilities on the other hand are negotiated between the parties on an individual basis. It sounds more complicated then it really is. Be sure that you and your broker or agent have written down the responsibilities of both your agent and you as soon as you begin working together.
A realtor is always your best source of information for all your real estate needs.
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The August 2013 Local and National Housing Trends has just been released. This month's newsletter is packed full of local and national housing market statistics and news you need to know to stay current with today's changing housing market.
This month's housing trends issue features:
Are You Buying The Right House?
Contingencies Your Home Offer Should Include
What To Expect After Listing Your House
How To Estimate Closing Costs And Net Proceeds
Secrets Of Professional Home Stagers
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