THE BUYER'S AGENT Ranked in Entrepreneur Magazine's Franchise 500

THE BUYER'S AGENT Rates As The top franchise In Exclusive Buyer Agency Real Estate Services

MEMPHIS (December 20, 1999) - Once again, THE BUYER'S AGENT has been ranked as one of the world's top franchisors on Entrepreneur Magazine's franchise 500® list. Entrepreneur's Franchise 500 listing appears in January issue and rates Franchises in terms of financial stability, strength, growth rate as well as the number of years in operation and start-up costs to name a few factors. The same criteria are used to rank all the companies on the Franchise 500 listing.

"We believe that our accomplishment as a franchisor is a direct result of the achievements of each of our franchisees in their local markets," said Tom Hathaway, president of THE BUYER'S AGENT, INC. "In any franchise organization, the key to success is communication. Through steady involvement with our franchisees, our offices have achieved the consistency in operations that consumers readily identify with the name, THE BUYER'S AGENT."

THE BUYER'S AGENT, founded in 1988, is the world's largest exclusive buyer brokerage real estate chain with offices in over 60 cities nationwide. By not listing homes for sale, the franchisees are able to provide full counsel and representation to home purchasers and to help them save time and money on their home purchases.

For more information on THE BUYER'S AGENT, contact Tom Hathaway at 1-800-766-8728.