Leigh Ann Evans, Realtor at Carole Gaston Realty

04/23/2026

08/09/2024

📣 ATTENTION BUYERS 📣

Effective August 1st, all buyers currently looking to purchase a home, MUST sign a "Buyer Representation Agreement"- prior to walking into a property.

✅ JUST SHOW ME THE HOUSE!!

Effective August 1st, NO REALTOR will be able to show a home without you first signing the Buyer's Agency Agreement. 🤯 This will be non-negotiable for any person with a Realtor designation.

✅ Wait…WHAT DO I HAVE TO SIGN??

The agreement between buyer and Realtor is a Buyers Representation Agreement, the contract between you and that realtor stating you will be using them to buy a home and breaking down the roles, duties and responsibilities owed to you by your agent etc. This form also spells out what broker commission are to be paid by you and/or the seller. Whatever commission is on this agreement is the MAXIMUM commission your broker/agent can receive out of the transaction.

✅ I HAVE TO PAY COMMISSION?

Well yes…but actually maybe no… 🤔

With the new NAR ruling going into effect, advertising cooperating broker and buyer broker commissions will now be BANNED on the MLS. Commissions are always negotiable of course, and there are a number of ways your agent can get paid. By the seller either in the form of direct compensation to Buyer brokerage or as a form of concession/credit to buyer. In some cases, the buyer will be paying the commission for their agent out of pocket and this will be spelled out in the buyer's representation agreement.

✅ HIRE A PROFESSIONAL AGENT

Selecting an agent when buying a home is an important decision.

This new rule with a buyer representation agreement is just one facet of the NAR (a national) ruling which will change the landscape of how real estate is sold in the United States. 🇱🇷

✅ ALIGNMENT & COMMUNICATION

Now, more so than ever, aligning yourself with a full-time professional realtor will be vitally important for the success of your home purchase.

We at Carole Gaston Realty in Starkville, under the amazing guidance of our Broker Carole Gaston, have been preparing for these changes for quite some time and WE ARE READY to help you navigate any questions you may have to continue to assist in your path forward to homeownership and investing.

Thank you,
Leigh Ann Evans - Licensed since 1999 🏠

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