” A buyer's agent is a real estate agent whose primary objective is to get the buyer lowest price possible on the home they want. A buyer's agent hunts around for homes that fit your needs and when it comes time to negotiate a price, they represent you during the bargaining. Just like a seller's agent is prohibited from giving away too much information to the buyer during the sales process, your buyer's agent is prohibited from doing anything that will hurt your chances of getting a property for the lowest price possible.

Occasionally, buyer's agents may work for the same real estate agency as the seller's agent representing the home you're interested in (this is known as a “designated agency” arrangement). However, for the purposes of your transaction the relationship is kept adversarial. Oftentimes the seller's agent will negotiate a deal to split their commission with the buyer's agent. When this happens the buyer doesn't have to pay anything.”