Finally, an agent who only works for you.

Most real estate firms work for sellers and buyers at the same time. NAEBA members never take a listing and never represent a seller, so when you buy, the person beside you is on your side. In writing. Since 1995.

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Buyers only, never sellersStandards of Practice since 1995CEBA® certified agentsMember brokerages nationwide

Is your agent really yours?

Two questions tell you. Most buyers have never asked either one.

When the same brokerage lists homes and helps you buy, it earns on both sides of the deal. That's legal in most states, and it means the advice you get has a conflict built in. An exclusive buyer agent has no listings to protect, so there's nothing pulling against you.

Ask your agent: "Do you ever work for sellers?"

"Does anyone at your brokerage work for sellers?"

Answer both to see where your agent stands.

Find an exclusive buyer agent near you

Tell us where you're buying. We'll match you with a NAEBA member who serves that area. Free, no obligation, and your details go only to that agent.

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    Enter your ZIP codeWe cover every property type, nationwide.
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    Tell us a little about the movePrice range, timing, how you'd like to be reached.
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    Hear from a buyer agentUsually within one business day.

Where are you buying?

Start with the ZIP code of the area you're looking in.

What you get with an exclusive buyer agent

The same license as any agent. A different employer: you.

Advice with no sales pitch behind it

Your agent has nothing to sell you and no listing to protect, so you hear what a house is really worth, what to offer, and when to walk away.

Your numbers stay yours

How much you can spend, how much you'd really pay and how badly you want the house are confidential. A dual agent can't promise that.

Every home on the market

Members show you anything for sale, from any company, plus new construction, foreclosures and for-sale-by-owner. Not just their own inventory.

A written promise

Every NAEBA member pledges to the association's Standards of Practice: loyalty, confidentiality, full disclosure, skill and care, accounting, obedience and advocacy.

Experience you can check

Certified Exclusive Buyer Agents (CEBA®) have closed at least six buyer-only transactions and passed NAEBA's official course.

Recommended by people who don't sell houses

HUD, Kiplinger's, Consumer Reports, the Consumer Federation of America and NerdWallet all recommend exclusive buyer agents.

Listen Up Home Buyers

The only podcast made by true buyer agents. Host Victoria Ray Henderson talks with NAEBA members and guests about buying a home well. 63 episodes.

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Latest · August 20, 2026 · 16 min

Learning the loan process with mortgage broker Paul Nowachek

What changes between a loan estimate and a closing disclosure, how rates get set, and the first-time-buyer programs most people never ask about.

  1. Loan estimate: what can change
  2. Down payments and mortgage insurance
  3. First-time buyer programs
  4. Shopping for a rate

Brokers: if your firm never takes listings, you belong here.

NAEBA is the national association for brokerages that represent buyers only. Membership brings buyer referrals from this site, the CEBA® designation, the annual conference, and thirty years of standing up for buyer representation.

Learn about membership Brokerage membership, $225 a year. Agents join under their broker.

Guides from people who only work for buyers

471 articles on buying basics, the home-buying process, financing and first-time buying.

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