Southern California real estate - Accredited Buyer Representative

What is an Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR®) Realtor and what are the benefits of using a real estate agent with the ABR designation?

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Finding the right real estate agent to represent you as a Southern California home buyer is the first important step to take in the home buying process.

According to Kiplinger's Magazine, in selecting a buyer's broker

"One credential to look for is an Accredited Buyer's Representative (ABR) designation from the Real Estate Buyers Agent Council, a Realtor group."[1]

The Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR®) designation is the benchmark of excellence in home buyer representation. The ABR designation is geared towards real estate agents who wish to enhance their buyer representation skills, and provides proof to prospective buyer-clients of their proficiency at servicing the special needs of home buyers. To attain the real estate ABR Designation, a Realtor must meet the education and experience criteria. Course topics include:

Evolution of buyer representation
Agency relationships
Building and maintaining a buyer representation business
policy, standard of care and risk management
Changing an agency role
Agency conflicts and agency disclosure
Conflicts of interest
Services provided
The purchase contract
Negotiating

The distinguished ABR designation is awarded by the Real Estate Buyers Agent Council, REBAC, which was founded in 1988 to promote superior buyer representation skills and services. An affiliate of The National Association of Realtors® since 1996, REBACs membership now numbers over 50,000 and is the world's largest organization of real estate professionals concentrating on home buyer representation.

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