Is Your Toronto Real Estate Agent Working For You?

By Thomas Cook • September 22nd, 2010

Sometimes, homes that are listed for sale don’t sell right away. In most cases, this may not be the fault of the real estate agent. However, homeowners place their trust in the agents to work on their behalf in order to actively do everything they can to sell their home. The market is not always perfect, so there must be other ways to determine if the agent is the right one for you.

They don’t just represent your home, they sell it. Instead of allowing buyers’ agents to bring your property to their clients, a good real estate agent will be more likely to be proactive when selling your home, listing it in multiple places to get it as much attention as they can.

They follow up. After a home is finally bought or sold, the agent’s job is not yet complete. In the best cases, they will call and find out if you’re happy with the decisions you’ve made in order to keep a client for life.

They communicate. Real estate agents don’t just list and represent properties. They’re doing market research on a daily basis and learning as much as they can about other homes in the neighbourhood in order to understand the local housing market the best they can. If nothing’s happening with the sale of your home, the real estate agents are pounding the pavement looking for reasons why, and will be relaying this information to you on a regular basis.

These are just some of the reasons to utilize a real estate agent’s services and expertise – and ways how to gauge how they’re doing.

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