Consumer Guides
NAR’s Consumer Guide Series offers a comprehensive set of resources to help guide you through every step of the home buying and selling process. Check out the latest guides on facts.realtor!
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When searching for a home, you will be asked to sign a written buyer agreement after you’ve chosen the real estate professional you want to work with.
Real estate professionals nationwide will require a written agreement prior to touring a home. But what if you are just attending an open house?
NAR's Code of Ethics means that a REALTOR® cannot provide representation in a way that puts their own interests ahead of their clients' interests.
REALTORS® are committed to helping ensure the unique needs of veterans and active servicemembers are met following new real estate practice changes.
Here's what to know about a seller or agent offering to compensate another agent for bringing a buyer to successfully close the transaction.
Here's what to know about negotiating an agreement for services and compensation with an agent who is a REALTOR®.
Home sellers may choose to offer concessions to attract buyers or close a deal. Find out if this approach is right for you.
When buying or selling a home, your agent may use an MLS to find homes for sale or market your property. Here's what you need to know.
Consumers and agents all have rights and responsibilities to promote a home buying or selling process free from discrimination.
One of the first things you'll do when selling your home is negotiate and sign a listing agreement with your agent.
If you’re ready to buy a home, you should feel empowered to find and work with the agent who is the best fit for your needs.
If you’re ready to sell your home, you should feel empowered to find and work with the agent who is the best fit for your needs.
You’re ready to find your first home. Find out where to begin and what resources are available to you as you embark on your homeownership journey.
An agent who is a REALTOR® can help you learn about options for finding a loan that will help you pay for your new home over time.
Once you sign a purchase agreement on your new home, there are still several steps to complete before you can finalize—or “close”—the transaction.
When buying or selling a home, agency and non-agency relationships with real estate professionals vary by state law and offer different options.
