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How Real Estate Agents Can Help Home Buyers Navigate Emotional Decisions

McKissock

As of 2020, a whopping 88% of home buyers relied on the help of a real estate agent to get them through the process. This trend has been on the rise since 2001 when only 69% of buyers used a real estate agent. . You know what your buyers can afford, and you understand how to read contracts.

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Houston Real Estate Market Forecast: Current Data & 2022 Predictions

Houston Properties

While no one ever thinks they’ll be forced to sell in a down market, very few people predicted 9/11 (2001), Great Recession (2008), the collapse of oil prices (2014), or Hurricane Harvey (2017). A good real estate agent should protect buyers from this as it’s a very common mistake specially among first-time homebuyers.