Stephen Israel, president of the Buyer's Edge, says the purchaser who uses an exclusive buyer brokerage can be 100 percent assured of avoiding a situation in which their agent is representing the seller's interests or in which someone else from the same firm is representing the interests of the seller. Dual agency is contrary to this level of expected agent representation, he said. Israel says buyer agents recognize that dual agency will never completely go away. In small towns, for example, there may only be one broker. But, he says, buyers in almost every market can find exclusive representation.
Some agents disagree.
Today's laws are very different. As the designated representative of the buyer, you'll do everything you can for the buyer. Foster properties exclusively. We want the best house for our client, and clients want to see listings across the board. Kempton acknowledges that agents can earn bonuses if they sell homes listed by their companies, but said it's still in the broker's interest to show all available properties.