Hire a Professional Real Estate Agent

A qualified, competent real estate agent will help you navigate the myriad of decisions that arise when buying and selling a home. An agent provides value to the homeowner in many ways:

Pays for all marketing and advertising costs.
Adds experience and expertise in all aspects of the sales process including marketing, financing, negotiations and more.
Handles all showings.
Brings a network of known, trusted real estate professionals. If your agent doesn't have the answer, he or she likely knows someone who does.
Always has your interests in mind so you always have someone on your side.
Can handle and advise on all price and contract negotiations.
Provides you with all the possible options and opportunities without holding back.
Gives an unbiased, realistic view of your home and your options. Unlike buyers and sellers, an agent has no emotional attachment to property.
Has the knowledge to help you ask the right questions.
Being a third party, potential buyers are more likely to tell your agent the truth about your home, even if it is unflattering. This objective viewpoint will help you make the necessary changes to get your home sold.
Your time is valuable. A real estate agent allows you to spend your time how you want.
REALTORS® are trained professionals, licensed by the Province of New Brunswick and are accountable to the NBREA.( New Bunswick Real Estate Assocciation)
REALTORS® are subject to a higher standard than the minimum standard required by the Real Estate Agents Act. REALTORS® are members of the NBREA and as such are required to adhere to the Canadian Real Estate Association’s Code of Ethics and Standards of Business Practice.
The NBREA uses a comprehensive investigatory and disciplinary process to deal with complaints. REALTORS® who are found to have breached either legislation or the REALTOR® Code of Ethics are subject to sanctions by the NBREA.
REALTORS® have completed stringent educational and licensing requirements and must be of good reputation in order to become licensed.
REALTORS® are committed to continuing education and they consistently refine and improve their skills and professional knowledge through participation in the profession’s Continuing Professional Education Program.
REALTORS® are covered by an Errors and Omissions program.R
EALTORS® use forms and have access to well drafted (and court-tested) clauses and phrases which affords a high level of protection and comfort to their clients.
REALTORS® are paid when a transaction successfully completes meaning that commissions and fees are not normally paid by the client unless a transaction successfully completes.
REALTORS® have access to, and use, the Multiple Listing Service® and the advertising web site mls.ca.
MLS® and mls.ca give REALTORS® access to the largest buyer pool in Canada, resulting in sellers benefiting from the widest possible exposure of their properties to the market.
The Multiple Listing Service® is the most complete database of property listings and transactions available in Canada. MLS® helps sellers and buyers establish the market value of a property, eliminating guesswork which results in easier, quicker and more satisfactory negotiations. Only REALTORS® have access to MLS®.
REALTORS® are trained marketing professionals – they know how to price and market properties so that they sell for the most money possible in the shortest time possible.
REALTORS® are trained negotiators. Sellers and buyers do not generally negotiate for a living. This places them at a disadvantage because they can become emotionally involved when they deal directly with an unrepresented buyer or seller.
REALTORS® are thoroughly familiar with representing buyers and sellers in real estate transactions and understand the pitfalls of the process. Sellers and buyers “doing it themselves” can make mistakes, the result of which can far outweigh any perceived or real financial advantages to be gained in saving a commission or fee.
Unrepresented buyers and sellers using FSBO organizations expect to save REALTORS®’ fees. However, since both buyers and sellers want to save the same commission or fee, those price negotiations begin at a disadvantage. Their negotiations are further hampered because they do not have an independent party like a REALTOR® to help them negotiate the best possible deal.
REALTOR® involvement can protect consumers against the risk of a potential loss due to misadventure, fraudulent dealings or criminals who case homes during showings. REALTORS® provide ‘on hand’ professional advice, are adept at advising clients how to avoid any financially damaging situations and give consumers peace of mind by providing them with a stream of qualified clients.