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Customer or Client: You may work with a real estate agency as either a customer or as a client.Whether you choose to be a customer or a client depends on your individual real estate needs.
The Customer Relationship: If you choose to work with a broker as a customer, they will treat you fairly in the transaction. However, they are not permitted to offer you advice or to act as your advocate during negotiations for the property.
The Client Relationship: If you choose to work with a broker as a client, your agent will always act in your best interest in the transaction. Your agent will offer you advice, will freely share with you his experience, expertise and knowledge, and will act as your advocate during negotiations.
According to BRRETA (Georgia’s Brokerage Relationships in Real Estate Transactions Act), agent duties to a customer or client are as follows:
Customer
Exercise reasonable care
Comply with all applicable laws
Disclose adverse, material facts to all parties
Timely account for all monies received
Timely present all offers to and from parties
Honesty
Perform ministerial acts
Client
Perform the terms of the brokerage agreement
Promote the interest of the client
Confidentiality
Provide limited professional advice
Exercise ordinary skill & care
Comply with all applicable laws
Disclose adverse, material facts to all parties
Timely account for all monies received
Timely present all offers to and from all parties
Honesty
Perform ministerial acts
Important! If you do not have a written agreement with your broker (or agent), you should assume that you are working with the agency as a customer and not a client.
Submitted by Alice Barlow.
The Golden Isles Arts and Humanities Association presents an annual community production of the Dicken’s classic, December 16-18 at 8pm and December 19 at 3pm at the historic Ritz Theatre. Featuring Mayor Bryan Thompson as Scrooge. For ticket information, visit www.goldenislesarts.org or call 912-262-6934.
Only on St Simons Island!! Santa Claus arrived by boat this weekend at the village pier to visit St Simons Island, before he returns on Christmas Eve. He set up shop in Neptune Park in the village area to visit with all the Island kids. After a visit with Santa, the kids were treated to hot chocolate and cookies.
View a youtube video of Santa’s visit here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcR2WRhSVwI
Submitted by Alice Barlow
The second in The Coastal Symphony of Georgia 2010-2011 season series, Christmas Around the World, will bring smiles to everyones face!
Monday, December 6, 2010 at 7:30 pm at the Glynn Academy Memorial Auditorium
Music will include works by Anderson, Britten, Corelli, Handel, Bach, Rimsky-Korsakov and Leroy Anderson.
Music Director, Vernon Humbert says “It should be a holiday delight for all.”
