How fast should a real estate agent respond to a client?

A real estate agent should respond to a client within the same business day for most questions, and immediately for anything time-sensitive like an offer deadline or an inspection issue, since delays at those moments can cost a client money or a deal entirely. Slower response times are a legitimate reason to question whether an agent is actually available for you. Brian Beatty treats fast response as a basic requirement, not something clients should have to ask for.