{"id":31948,"date":"2025-01-03T02:15:13","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T10:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/?p=31948"},"modified":"2025-01-03T14:42:07","modified_gmt":"2025-01-03T22:42:07","slug":"what-do-you-call-a-person-who-sells-houses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/what-do-you-call-a-person-who-sells-houses\/","title":{"rendered":"Agent, Realtor, Broker: What Do You Call a Person Who Sells Houses?"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019re selling or buying a home, you may be wondering what kind of agent you need to hire<\/a>. You may even ask, ‘What do you call a person who sells houses?\u2019 What\u2019s the difference between a buyer\u2019s agent, a listing agent, a seller\u2019s agent, a Realtor\u00ae, and a broker? What qualifies an agent to meet your unique homeownership needs?<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Step one: Talk to an expert!<\/h3>\n

Selling your house soon? Connect with a top agent near you to get an expert opinion on how much your house will sell for, what to fix before listing, and the latest local housing market trends.<\/p>\n \n

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In this article, we explain the roles agents play in your home sale or purchase, their required level of experience, and the services they provide in your home sale or purchase.<\/p>\n

To better answer your questions, we spoke with top-performing agents Rick Ruiz<\/a>, who sells homes nearly 46% quicker than the average Las Vegas agent<\/a>, and Robert Dombrowsky<\/a>, who works with over 85% more single-family homes than the average Fair Lawn, New Jersey agent<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n In real estate, it\u2019s not about the name on the front of your jersey. It\u2019s about the name on the back of your jersey. The brokerage you hire is only as good as the agent that\u2019s working for you, who\u2019s going to be out there doing the work, publishing the listing, negotiating prices.<\/q>\n
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