The acronym EBBA stands for Exclusive Buyer Brokerage Agreement (also known as a Buyer Agency Agreement) in real estate. 

This is a contract between a homebuyer and a real estate agent that outlines the terms of their exclusive working relationship. 

Key aspects of an EBBA include: 

Exclusive Representation: The buyer agrees to work solely with that specific agent or brokerage for a defined period.

Agent's Duties: The agent commits to representing the buyer's best interests, including finding properties, negotiating offers, and guiding them through the closing process.

Compensation: It clarifies how the agent will be paid (usually via a commission from the seller, but the agreement specifies the full amount owed and who is responsible for paying it if the seller does not).

Duration: The contract specifies the length of time the agreement is valid, which is a negotiable term. 

Our clients have had great success in setting up a private, custom designed website that is connected directly to the multiple listing service and identifies specific properties in your immediate area that are comparable to yours. When you are ready to list the property you can see exactly where your property fits in the current market for similar properties. It is like a perpetual CMA (Comparable Market Analysis) because it updates automatically whenever there or any changes to relevant current and recent listing activity. 

The Multiple Listing Service (or MLS) is where detailed information on virtually every home for sale resides, as well as historical information on home sales and prices. This foundation of complete, current and reliable information will help us advise you on everything from pricing homes to evaluating offers.  

The MLS is a neutral place where virtually all the real estate agents in the market collaborate to make transactions happen. Moreover, we all agree to rules that ensure accuracy and efficiency in the real estate market. But, most importantly, the Multiple Listing Service is how you know your home will be seen by the largest possible number of potential buyers. When we place your home on the MLS, it will reach nearly every agent working with nearly every active buyer in the market. We will also place your home on all the popular home search apps and websites, but it is real estate agents working together on the Multiple Listing Service that makes most sales happen.  

We will do our best to get you an honest answer to any questions related to private, residential real estate in our primary market area.