Dedicated Services For Home Buyers
Buying a home is a significant event in one’s life. A home is commonly a person’s biggest asset and the process of selecting a home – from city or town to specific neighborhood and street can be an emotional and time consuming challenge.
MABA, Massachusetts Association of Buyer Agents, is a non-profit organization of real estate professionals who specialize in working with and for you, the home buyer, during the home buying process.
Why work with a MABA buyer’s agent?
- √ Save time – prescreen properties to meet your criteria
- √ Save money – negotiate the best possible deal available in current market conditions
- √ Be informed with insight and knowledge that you may otherwise never have
- √ Be confident your broker is working only for you and your benefit all of the time – with no conflicts.
You deserve to have the best buyer agent available by your side. MABA introduced buyer agency to Massachusetts in 1990 and our buyer agent’s standards are the highest in the state.
In fact, fewer than 1% of the buyer’s agents in Massachusetts meet MABA’s high standards for buyer agents.
See below for how much more benefit you receive by working with a MABA Buyer’s Agent:
| Services / Duties Provided |
Seller Agent |
Buyer Agent |
| Arrange property showings |
X |
X |
| Assist with financing |
X |
X |
| Provide property data |
X |
X |
| Explain forms / agreements |
X |
X |
| Monitor closing |
X |
X |
| Prepare property value study |
|
X |
| Represent buyers on MLS listed properties PLUS bank properties, auctions, FSBOs, new construction |
|
X |
| Promote and protect interest of the buyer at all times |
|
X |
| Advise the buyer even if it means pointing out reasons not to buy |
|
X |
| Disclose all research about property history & liens |
|
X |
| Negotiate in favor of the buyer for best price & terms |
|
X |
| Structure offer with the buyer's best interest in mind |
|
X |
| Keep buyer's financial capabilities / thoughts confidential unless authorized to disclose |
|
X |
