Coldwell Banker Affiliates of CanadaTM and your sales representative
are committed to help you acquire the property that is right for you.
We will provide you with Ultimate Service®
as detailed in the following 22 point Buyer Services Guarantee. We listen
to what's important to you. Together we'll develop a customized service
plan that reflects your specific needs. We guarantee
our service standards in writing. The Buyer Services GuaranteeTM means consistent, predictable, reliable performance
- guaranteed!
1. Buyer Counselling Session. We will conduct a buyer counselling session to
discuss your needs and goals, and to plan the search for
your property.
2. Buyer Agency
Alternatives. We will discuss
alternatives for agency representation that are available
to you as a potential buyer - Buyer Brokerage, Seller
Agency and Disclosed Dual Agency - and our representation
of your customer interests in the different agency
relationships.
3. Buyer Representation
Agreement. We will present and
explain to you the buyer representation agreement and the
special services and benefits it offers.
4. Best Buyer® Guidebook.
We will provide you with a copy of the Best Buyer®
Guidebook and explain how you can use it to guide you
through the home-buying process.
5. Financial
Pre-qualification. We
will offer to arrange a pre-qualification or pre-approval
appointment with a reputable lender to identify
your range of affordability and to increase your
negotiating strength.
6. Coldwell Banker Team
Search. We will
present your property search criteria to the Coldwell
Banker sales team. Our goal is to present you, when
possible, with properties as they debut or before they
appear on the open market.
7. Property Showing.
We will show you properties that meet the criteria you
have selected.
8. Property Evaluation. We will discuss features of a property that may
affect its value and future resale.
9. Property Disclosure. We will review with you all inspection reports
and other documents pertaining to the condition of the
property, and answer all questions regarding physical
defects of the property which are known to us.
10. Review of Written
Seller Disclosure. We
will thoroughly review with you any seller's written
disclosure statement to enable you to accept or specify
the remedy for each fault disclosed. Remedies for any
disclosed faults should be addressed in the offer to
purchase.
11. Appraisal Contingency/condition.
We will explain to you the option of an appraisal contingency.*
12. Home Warranty.
We will explain to you the
option of a home warranty plan to reduce your risk of
repair when purchasing a property.
13. Building & Termite Inspections.
We will recommend that you obtain professional building and
termite inspections.*
14. Estimate of Funds
Required. We
will provide you with a preliminary estimate of closing
costs and down payment requirement anticipated in the
transaction.
15. Offer Preparation.
We will prepare a written
offer on the property you choose to purchase, with terms
and conditions approved by you.
16. Building & Termite
Inspection Remedies.
We will request in the offer to purchase that
the seller remedy the items you specify after your review
of the building and termite inspection reports.
17. Negotiation Strategy. We will prepare a negotiation strategy for
the property you have selected, including a written Competitive Market
Analysis.*
18. Offer Presentation. We will endeavour to present
your purchase offer directly to the seller in the
presence of the listing representative.
19. Walk-through. We will accompany you on a thorough
walk-through of the property (if one is provided for in
the sales contract) before closing, and we will assist
you in dealing with any problems discovered during the
walk-through.
20. Closing the Sale.
We will monitor and inform you
of the progress of the purchase agreement, including the
satisfaction of all contingencies and conditions during
the entire transaction.
21. After-Sale Service.
We will contact you after the
closing to follow up on remaining details or service
needs.
22. Service Satisfaction Survey.
We will provide you with a confidential opportunity to give an evaluation
of our services.
*Some Buyer Services are appropriate only when
a Buyer Representation Agreement is in place.