A real estate personal shopper is a real estate agent consultant that works exclusively for the buyer of the house or investor, advising him and guiding him throughout the whole process of purchasing an immovable asset, defending his interests in every moment, and being responsible for the negotiation.

What are the roles of a real estate personal shopper?

The real estate personal shopper does an exhaustive research of the customer’s project so that he knows and understands what his needs are, what type of flat or house on sale he is looking for and what his priorities are. From this meeting onwards, a personalised agreement is offered. The consultant looks for all the available real estates that fit in the customer’s requests. After this filter has been applied, the customer reduces the list of houses on sale and decides on which he will visit. A report with the technical and legal data of each real estate will be made and, most importantly, an objective assessment so that the buyer has all the important information about the real estate.

The real estate personal shopper will accompany the buyer to every visit; this way his knowledge of the market is used as an expert’s opinion. When it is the time to make a decision, the real estate personal shopper is responsible for negotiating and fixing the price so that the best conditions can be achieved.

Differences between a real estate agent and a real estate personal shopper

His positioning. The main difference between a real estate personal shopper and real estate agent is that the agent sells the real estates that the real estate agency he works for manages, while the real estate personal shopper does not have estates on sale, but he works exclusively for the buyer, and he has no special interest in selling one in particular.

For this reason, the real estate personal shopper has no conflicts of interests.

The consultant commits to manage this service with ethics, professionalism, discretion, and legality, acting with full loyalty and diligence, ensuring the greatest effectiveness possible in exclusive defence of the customer’s interests.

a) Development of a market research in order to decide the viability of the purchase.

b) Previous financial analysis with the objective of setting the type and the amount of mortgage you will be able to access to, and focusing the search on the price of the property that best suits your needs and possibilities.

c) Proactive search, selection and filtering of those real estates in the area with the characteristics indicated in annex 1.

d) Previous visit to the property, to decide whether it really fits your requests.

e) Preparation and delivery of detailed reports with photos and data about the properties that have been visited.

f) Visits planning, so that they can be carried out in a quiet and organised way.

g) Study of the legal situation of the property, making the previous arrangements that are necessary for a safe purchase.

h) Verification of property registry with a land registry certificate.

i) Determining, together with the customer, the most suitable strategy for the negotiation (price, possession date, economic conditions, special agreements, etc.).

j) External legal and fiscal advice, if it is required, by independent professionals selected by the consultant.

k) Technical advice for the carrying out of refurbishing or improvement works by independent professionals selected by the consultant.

l) Presentation of the offer, advice and assistance in the negotiation of the final agreements.

m) Preparation and assistance to the signing of the real estate purchase contract. Preparing the formalisation of the mortgage loan (organization and assistance to the valuation, binding offer verification, organising the payment means, asking for the financial cover to face the costs of the purchase and sale and the mortgage, etc.).

n) Preparation and supervision of the notarial deed of sale and mortgage minute.

o) Organisation of the signing of the public deed and assistance at the notary. Commitment of a quiet and safe purchase.

p) After-sales processes and services: advice on the steps to follow for the change of contract holder.

The experts selected by us will be at your disposal. They offer additional services that will help you with refurbishments, furniture, the move, legal advice, and fiscal advice.

Training and history

We are registered in AICAT (Registre d’Agents Immobiliaris de Catalunya). We are members of the API guild and REBAC (Real Estate Buyers Agent Council); we are ABR (Accredited Buyer’s Representative) and a subsidiary of NAR (National Association of Realtor).

Our references are the customers, both sellers and buyers. We collaborate in a network with other high-level real estate agencies, both in Catalonia and in Europe. Besides, we handle clients and investors through a network of firms of lawyers and business consultancies.

Skills

All the people that form Monpenedès have a high level of training; they are experts in the real estate field and speak several languages. They can advise you in everything: from negotiating your real estate with transparency to suggesting refurbishing options and informing you of the price. We promise we will do everything that is at our hands so that the process of purchasing your house is a happy experience.