Buyer Agency Today

Course overview

Buyer representation has entered a new era. Buyer Agency today is a comprehensive, compliance-focused course designed to help real estate professionals confidently represent buyers in the post-NAR settlement environment while reducing risk and strengthening professional practice. This course examines how buyer agency is created - both through written agreements and through conduct - and why implied agency remains one of the most significant compliance risks for licensees. Student will learn how to conduct an effective buyer consultation, clearly explain representattion and compensation, and properly use written buyer representation agreements that define duties, scope and payment responsibilities. This course provides an in-depth review of fiduciary duties owed to buyer clients, including loyalty, confidentiality, disclosure, obedience and accounting. Emphasis is placed on documentation standards, transaction oversight, and communication practices that protect both consumers and licensees.