The main reason most buyers look to real estate agents is because they want help in finding the right home. Throughout this process of finding the right home to purchase, buyers often find that working with a real estate agent also has a number of other benefits as well.

In a 2014 survey conducted by the National Association of Realtors, buyers indicated that helping them understand the process of purchasing a home was the most important benefit of using a agent. Following that, over half of all buyers said their agent was also beneficial because they pointed out features or faults with a property that they had not or would not have noticed.

Overall the benefits that buyers mentioned in the survey have to do with the wide array of valuable information agents provide, including insight on certain areas and neighborhoods and trusted service providers that are needed during the buying journey.

SOURCE: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS, 2014 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers