What is a buyer representation agreement?
A home buyer appoints a real estate agent or brokerage to help find and buy a property — the search area, term, exclusivity, how the agent is paid, and the agent's duties. Start from this template in FileIt eSignature: fill in the blanks, add the people who sign, and send it. Everyone signs online and the signed PDF is filed in your vault.
What you fill in
17 blanks, then the name and email of each person who signs: buyer, buyer's agent.
1 The parties
- Date of this agreement*
- Buyer name(s)*
- Buyer's address*
- Brokerage or agency*
- Responsible agent*
- Agent or brokerage licence number (optional)
2 The search
- Area and type of property*
- Price range (optional)
- Agreement starts*
- Agreement ends*
- Exclusive or not* exclusive: during the term the Buyer will not engage another agent to represent them in buying a property of the kind described · non-exclusive: the Buyer may also engage other agents, and the Brokerage is paid only on a purchase of a property it introduced or helped the Buyer buy
3 Payment
- How the agent is paid*
- Payments from the seller or listing agent* Any amount the Brokerage receives from the seller or the listing agent for the purchase counts towards the compensation above, and the Buyer pays only any shortfall. The Brokerage will not receive more than the compensation above. · The Buyer pays the compensation above directly, and the Brokerage will not accept any payment from the seller or the listing agent for the purchase.
- Protection period after the agreement ends (days)*
- Upfront retainer (optional)
- Currency*
4 Other terms
- Governing law*
5 Who signs
- Buyer signature and date, initials on every page · The person or people looking to buy. If buying together, send a copy to each buyer to sign.
- Buyer's agent signature and date, job title, initials on every page · The agent signing for the brokerage.
What the buyer representation agreement covers
- Appointment
- What the Brokerage will do
- Acting for both sides
- Compensation
- Buyer's part
- Ending early
- General
Sign it online in minutes
- Fill in the blanks. Names, dates and amounts go straight into the agreement — the preview shows exactly where.
- Name who signs. Tick “This is me” for your own part. FileIt builds the PDF with every signature, date and initials box on the right line, and you can check or move anything before sending.
- Send it. Each signer gets a secure link and signs from any device — no account needed. The signed PDF, with an audit trail and a Certificate of Completion, is filed in your vault and emailed to everyone.