We're the only real estate firm in SW Illinois practicing exclusively with buyers, and the only real estate firm specializing in relocations. 

We'll talk soon of how that translates into benefits for our buyer clients. 

But first you need to know that we are realtors, and belong to the multiple listing services so that we have access to every listing in the area. 

But as a company policy, we've chosen to represent only buyers in every real estate transaction. So our company takes no listings and never represents sellers... defined as "exclusive buyer representation." 

We believe that exclusive representation is the only possible pathway to unbounded buyer advocacy, the only way we can consistently empower buyers to make the wisest possible home buying decisions, confident they've had an agent and an agency exclusively representing their best interests throughout the home buying process. 

We deliver "Client Level Service", Without Exception...a level of service higher than the laws of the State of Illinois and most other states require, all according to The Common Law of Agency.  

It changes our legal relationship to the same as that between a lawyer and his or her client; lawyers of course have learned a long time ago that they can't represent more than one party in a transaction. So now, instead of a customer, the buyer becomes a client, under our protection. As a legal agent, we become a consultant to the buying process instead of a salesperson, an important distinction. 

So when you buy through this agency, it's like having a consultant at your side throughout the process; exclusively guarding your interests, without added costs. 

The choice of a realty firm is probably the single most important decision buyers make. It's often made on the basis of superficial factors, without knowledge of details of representation and background, from a distant place. (If there's any doubt, we always recommend interviews before selecting.) Smart buyers choose their representation carefully.  It's their 1st "smart move"!

While we're the only firm in SW Illinois "Always On The Buyer's Side", we're part of a nation-wide movement that's encouraged by various consumer groups and knowledgeable observers. (In fact, our firm is prominent in the national movement, as we'll show.) 

In this presentation, we'll show how that translates into benefits: ...along with a lot about the communities and market we represent! 

...and links to a ton of other information!
 
 

"Home Buyers Relo" was started in early 1991 by Merrill and Paul Ottwein. While Illinois grew in prominence as a quality St. Louis area suburb, they first operated Century 21 and Coldwell Banker franchises, emphasizing relocations. Disturbed with traditional real estate practice where buyers were simply unrepresented, they became early advocates of buyer brokerage. Recognizing the strong relationship with relocations, they opened this 1st, and still only such specialized agency in SW Illinois. 

Giving up listings is almost an act of heresy within the realty world, but it's the key to all of the buyer-oriented services we'll describe.  Coupled with the basics, it's the perfect relocation service! It avoids the pitfalls of "dual" agency in traditional practice, & enables specialization! 

The staff at Home Buyers Relocation Services are all full time realtors with many years of professional and relocation experience. All know the territory ....and the real estate and relocation businesses. All are disciples of the concept of exclusive representation. Client satisfactions are high, and so are ours! 

But there's more! We've found that relocating families have very special needs, and we relate to people as much as to property. So we try to build in a special sensitivity to every concern, enhancing the general experience for the whole family, humanizing an often emotional experience. 

Our offices become your home in a new home town where you make your own coffee and help yourself to cookies and coke, until together, we find that single best home for your next chapter! Sincere interest in your needs is the foundation of behavior here. We intend to provide any service possible relating to your relocation. We truly care about your concerns. You'll feel it. Delivering only the best is our greatest satisfaction! 

We intend to provide the most successful, pleasant total relocation experience possible, ....that which we would want for ourselves if we were going to a new "home town"! 

We represent some of the most beautiful residential areas in the St. Louis region, surprisingly close and with some very distinct benefits.