Choosing a Real Estate Agency – Agent Designations

Choosing a real estate agency to sell your home can be an arduous task. Who can you trust? Who will have your best interests in mind? Who is qualified to help you?

One of the easiest ways you can determine which real estate agency has an agent that will best meet your needs is to see which professional designations and/or certifications each agent carries. These designations appear as words or letters after an agent’s name.

Some designations include:

• REALTOR ® - A real estate agent who has the REALTOR ® designation is a member of the National Association of REALTORS ® and agrees to abide by the REALTOR ® Code of Ethics.
• Broker – A real estate broker is an agent who is licensed to own and manage their own real estate agencies.
• CDPE – A Certified Distressed Property Expert has specialized and extensive training to help homeowners fully understand the options and methods available to them when facing foreclosure or other hardships such as divorce, relocation due to jobs loss, and others.

When you need to find a real estate agency and an agent, be sure to check the designations of the agents you are interested in. If you need to sell your house fast, you may want to find out the average length of time an agency's listings are on the market. It can also be helpful to ask for testimonials or references from previous clients, inquire about specific marketing strategies and track records, and find out if any agents or the agency itself has won any regional or national awards. 

Residents of Tampa, Riverview, Safety Harbor, St Petersburg, Valrico, or surrounding communities can rely on the real estate agency of Nathan Bangs & Associates. As an experienced REALTOR ®, Certified Distressed Property Expert, and short sale specialist, Nathan Bangs has helped many people dealing with a variety of hardship situations sell their homes. Our real estate agency has won multiple awards for our high level of customer service and we are in the top one percent of more than 7,000 real estate agents in the Tampa Bay area. Contact Nathan Bangs & Associates today for more information.

IMPORTANT NOTICE regarding short sales and short sale services: Keller Williams Realty is not associated with the government, and our service is not approved by the government or your lender. Even if you accept this offer and use our service, your lender may not agree to change your loan. If you stop paying your mortgage, you could lose your home and damage your credit.