Q 01
How are you compensated?
Standard 2.5% buyer-side commission, paid by the seller through the listing broker. We don't charge a buyer-side retainer or any other fee.
For buyers · curated, not catalogued
Three places per round.
None that don’t fit.
Cardinal’s buyer-side practice is built for working professionals who don’t want a daily 40-listing email blast. Tell us what fits, and we send only what passes.
01Build buyer profile · 90 seconds
Drop your must-haves.
Get matched today.
We compute matching active inventory live. The three agents with the deepest comp file in your target pocket get notified, and one reaches out within the business day.
00BUYER PROFILE · 6 FIELDS
UPDATES LIVE01PRIMARY SEARCH AREA
480 active listings02PROPERTY TYPE
03BEDROOMS
04BUDGET (MAX)
05TIMELINE TO BUY
06MOST-IMPORTANT MUST-HAVE
02The four-stage buy
The same arc.
Every Cardinal buyer.
- Stage 01
Build the profile
Two-minute form: must-have neighborhoods, property type, price ceiling, beds, walk score. We use this to filter — never to spam you.
- Stage 02
Get matched to a pocket specialist
Cardinal routes you to one of the three agents with the deepest comp file in your target neighborhoods. Not whoever picks up first.
- Stage 03
Curated alerts, never blasts
Three properties per round, each with our memo. Off-market introductions where they exist. No 40-listing email digests.
- Stage 04
Walk + offer
Two agents in every showing. Term-by-term offer game plan written before we submit. We hold your hand on closing day.
03Common questions
Q 02
Are you exclusive?
Not contractually. Most buyers commit to working with one agent because dual-agent confusion hurts your offer position; we make that case but never lock you in with paperwork.
Q 03
Will you represent both sides of a deal?
No. If you're interested in a Cardinal listing, we recommend you bring your own buyer's agent — we'll happily make introductions to colleagues at Compass, Sotheby's, or Engel & Völkers.
Q 04
What about off-market listings?
About 30% of our annual buyer closings are off-market. We share these with active engaged buyers after a 10-min intake call and a signed NDA.
04 / Ready to start?
