What does an ABR designation mean and why is it important to you?
The ABR® means Accredited Buyer Representative. It is important to all customers and clients looking for buyer representation in a real estate transaction to have a Buyer Agent with the ABR designation. The ABR designation came about as an answer to the many requests by numerous consumer advocates, consumers, and other organizations for both the ethical and professional service rendered to those clients and customers interested in acquiring real estate property.
For more information and a free ABR Home Buyer's Toolkit, click here Why Use a REALTOR®?
All real estate licensees are not the same. Only real estate licensees who are members of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® are properly called REALTORS®. They proudly display the REALTOR "®" logo on the business card or other marketing and sales literature. REALTORS® are committed to treat all parties to a transaction honestly. REALTORS® subscribe to a strict code of ethics and are expected to maintain a higher level of knowledge of the process of buying and selling real estate. An independent survey reports that 84% of home buyers would use the same REALTOR® again.
Real estate transactions involve one of the biggest financial investments most people experience in their lifetime. Transactions today usually exceed $100,000. If you had a $100,000 income tax problem, would you attempt to deal with it without the help of a CPA? If you had a $100,000 legal question, would you deal with it without the help of an attorney? Considering the small upside cost and the large downside risk, it would be foolish to consider a deal in real estate without the professional assistance of a REALTOR®.
Call Timothy Dulany, ABR, GRI, today at 410-795-3434 to see how we can help you with your real estate needs.
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