RELOCATION RIGHTS...FREE CHOICE OF AGENT

eba.com does not use OEPR (Obligatory Employee Penalty Referrals).  Some relocation companies threaten to reduce benefits to employees should the use agents other than those they referred.  We have long considered this an anti-employee practice.  It has recently become widely recognized as such, with actual penalties against employees  rare.    Intimidation of the employee in their vulnerable situation however,  is unfortunately not so rare.

 It has become regarded as unethical to demand or interfere with the freedom of the employee to make this choice, although the employee may be intimidated by the relo company.   It is money lost to the relo company.   They will sometimes inform an employee that they will be financially penalized, only to "waive" the penalty should the employee call the bluff.   As the employee is not a commodity to be sold to the highest bidder, enforcement of such a policy is anti-employee, and few corporations wish to be associated with that (once the have come to recognize it).  The corporation  wants a happy employee, and that is typically the bottom line. 

A substantial movement from within the relo industry itself, has recently rejected the former habit of attempting to strong-arm employees into using specified Realtors; however, old habits continue. 

eba.com referrals are never mandatory.   Nor do we insinuate that they are.  We want you to use the agents we refer to you, but only because you agree the are good, and using them is to your benefit.   Therefore, they are offered without obligation.    

Choose the agent that is best for you. 

Exceptional Properties 

Persons seeking exceptional properties can choose from the most seasoned agents in any market. Every realtor wants to work with higher priced properties.   

EBAs are typically among the most experienced in their market, although typically they do not work in the largest firms which project the perception of market reach. As you may be aware, EBA will show you all exclusive listings of all area Realtors, as well as seek out off-market homes.   Ironically because they are not in competition with listing agents for listings leads, traditional realtors can share more confidential lead information with an EBA than with another traditional real estate agent.   This means that the EBA can possibly locate more property for a client than the largest listing firm in the market.   

The added value of using and EBA is particularly evident in higher price ranges, where greater investment is as stake.   This is why it is not unusual for he highest level officials of relocating corporations to dismiss the referrals of their relocation companies (typically to the larger dual service firms) and personally go directly to an EBA instead.  

If you are considering a high-end purchase, we respectfully suggest you permit yourself an interview with an EBA, and evaluate them first hand.  Then decide what is best for you.