Many consumers consider selling their home directly but eventually turn to REALTORS®. Smart home sellers realize they need the expertise in pricing their home, making connections with REALTORS® working with buyers, arranging and staffing open houses,
and coordinating with other professionals in the sales process.
Only about half of all real estate agents are REALTORS® – the top half, in our not-so-humble opinion. REALTORS® work independently, for small agencies, or for large brokerages. They help people buy and sell residential or commercial properties, vacation homes, and land; they conduct appraisals; they operate in the United States and in other countries; some specialize in auctions; and others are buyer’s representatives.
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REALTORS® Are Experts
Eighty-five percent of sellers were assisted by a real estate agent when selling their home, according to NAR Research, and 79 percent of buyers purchased their home through a real estate agent or broker.
Why Use a REALTOR®?
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REALTORS® Are Part of the Community
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REALTORS® Protect You
Only REALTORS® Follow a Code of Ethics
To be a member of NAR and a REALTOR®, a real estate agent must abide by a set of professional principles and serve clients fairly.
Learn how the Code of Ethics affects everyday real estate practices
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A growing
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I have a question. With so many mortgages being pooled together recently and then sold off in chunks to various firms, how does one even know who owns their mortgage? Further, if you are in default and your mortgage owner is ‘unknown’ due to the pooling, does this create issues with who receives payment? I’m lost! Seems like lending institutions are having their cake and eating it too, especially in the event of foreclosure..
Hi Austin,
Your concern here was one of the major concerns that the SEC had when they recently issued the foreclosure moratorium. What really was happening though was that some of the banks were foreclosing on the wrong property or the wrong person; yes, in some cases people were completely current on their payments and they came home only to be locked out of their houses! These mistakes were quickly rectified after lawsuits had been filed against the banks and in some cases, judges were demanding that the bank show proof that they even had collateral against the property their were foreclosing on (that they had the right to do what they were doing essentially) – and in many cases they couldn’t because ‘paper’ is bought and sold, traded, or exchanged on the secondary market.
It seems that most of these issues have been cleared up and those affected were only a small, small percentage of all outstanding homeowners and their loans, so you shouldn’t have to worry about not knowing who you need to pay your mortgage to. If your loan is ever bought and sold to another bank or mortgage company, you will receive letters in the mail directing you on where you will be sending the payment to going forward.