{"id":135,"date":"2026-10-23T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scottmenges.com\/blog\/?p=135"},"modified":"2026-10-23T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T15:00:00","slug":"canada-buyers-need-the-right-agent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scottmenges.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/23\/canada-buyers-need-the-right-agent\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada Buyers Need the Right Agent"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-zmyer\">\n<div class=\"video-frame-zmyer\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/scott-menges-293825\/buying-home-agent\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><br \/>\n        <\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"video-description-zmyer\">\n<p>Online listings help buyers search, but a skilled REALTOR\u00ae adds guidance on offers, closing steps, hidden risks, and getting keys with confidence.<br \/>\nInterview several agents and verify licensing through provincial registries. Compare approaches, property and neighbourhood experience, professional education, and strategy for your search.<br \/>\nBuying is a process, not one event. The right agent can support planning, searching, negotiating, closing, and questions long after move-in too.<br \/>\nWith an exclusive buyer representation agreement, the REALTOR\u00ae becomes an advocate, owing fiduciary duties to protect buyers and act in their interests.<br \/>\nLocal knowledge is critical because location cannot be changed later, and understanding distinct neighbourhood dynamics can make a major difference in your buying decision.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Online listings help buyers search, but a skilled REALTOR\u00ae adds guidance on offers, closing steps, hidden risks, and getting keys with confidence. Interview several agents and verify licensing through provincial registries. Compare approaches, property and neighbourhood experience, professional education, and strategy for your search. Buying is a process, not one event. The right agent can [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":360,"featured_media":136,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scottmenges.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scottmenges.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scottmenges.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scottmenges.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/360"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scottmenges.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=135"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.scottmenges.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":137,"href":"https:\/\/www.scottmenges.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135\/revisions\/137"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scottmenges.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scottmenges.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scottmenges.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scottmenges.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}