Buyer-first candor
Give honest advice even when the best answer is to wait, renegotiate, investigate further, or walk away.
For licensed New York buyer agents
For agents who do the work behind the showing.
A buyer introduction is not a name to chase or a door to open. It is a serious person making a consequential purchase. We look for agents who study the deal, communicate plainly, protect trust, and are prepared to say “not this one” when that is the right advice.
Why this exists
Buyers deserve more than a polished presentation.
Deal count can be meaningful, but it is not the same as judgment, personal diligence, or care.
An agent may know a building because they worked on a large team there, yet still have had little responsibility for analyzing the financials, reading amendments, building the comparable set, or advising the buyer. We want to understand what you personally do and how you think.
Strong candidates can explain value without theatrics, coordinate intelligently with attorneys, lenders, inspectors, engineers, and accountants, and make the buyer feel informed rather than managed.
The professional standard
What every participating agent agrees to.
These standards are visible to buyers because accountability should not live in fine print.
Personal diligence
Personally understand the residence, comparable sales, carrying costs, building condition, financial picture, and material transaction terms.
Financial fluency
Know what to examine in budgets, audited statements, reserves, assessments, arrears, insurance, capital planning, taxes, and lender review—while respecting the attorney’s and accountant’s roles.
Sponsor-plan literacy
For new development, understand offering plans and amendments well enough to identify business questions, sponsor obligations, projected operations, closing economics, and issues for counsel.
Clear agency and compensation
Explain representation, conflicts, compensation, and any buyer obligation accurately and in writing. Never imply that terms are guaranteed or fixed by law.
No-pressure conduct
No manufactured urgency, careless promises, or pushing a small or compromised apartment as a “deal” simply to move the transaction forward.
Confidentiality and respect
Protect the buyer’s information, preferences, negotiating posture, and time. Speak with people, not through them.
Responsible follow-through
Respond promptly, prepare for conversations, document important terms, and remain engaged through diligence, contract, walkthrough, and closing.
How introductions work
Selective, relevant, and transparent.
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Apply with specifics.
Tell us where you work, what you personally handle, and how your judgment has protected a buyer.
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We review for fit.
License status, relevant market experience, communication, diligence habits, and alignment with these standards all matter.
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Introductions remain property-specific.
A fit for a new-development condo may not be the fit for a co-op, townhouse, or a very different price point.
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The buyer chooses.
The buyer may interview up to three agents and is never obligated to hire anyone. The quality of the conversation earns the relationship.
Broker application
Tell us how you protect the buyer.
We care less about a rehearsed pitch than a clear account of how you analyze risk, communicate tradeoffs, and act when closing the deal is not the best outcome for the client.
- Active New York real-estate license
- Direct buyer-representation experience
- Relevant property and market knowledge
- Agreement to every published standard