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Chapter 1
Agency Relationships
Question | Answer |
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A relationship in which one person acts for or represents another. | Agency |
A person who is authorized by another to act on their behalf. | Agent |
One who for another, and for a commission, money, or other thing of value, promotes the sale, exchange, purchase, option, rental or leasing of real estate or business opportunities | Broker |
The business of bringing buyers and sellers together in the marketplace. | Brokerage |
The sale or lease of the business and good will of an existing business, enterprise, or opportunity, including a sale of the majority of assets or stocks of the business. | Business Sales |
The actual person, within the firm representing the buyer, that procured the buyer. | Buyer's Agent |
The firm that has entered into a buyer agency agreement with the buyer indication that the broker will be representing the interests of the buyer. | Buyer's Broker |
The person who employs an agent to perform a service on their behalf. | Client |
A broker, who works in conjunction with another broker in procuring a buyer for the seller’s property. | Cooperation Broker |
A person who receives services given on behalf of and for the benefit of a client. | Customer |
Receiving compensation related to the real estate transaction from someone other that the licensee’s client without prior written consent from all parties to the transaction. | Dual Compensation |
A way to deer capital games tax by exchanging like property for like property. | Exchange |
One placed in a position of trust and confidence, normally responsible for the money and/or property of another. | Fiduciary |
The body of law that determines the rights and duties owed by an agent to a principal. | Laws of Agency |
A term used by the DSPS to refer to any person licensed or registered under state law to practice real estate. | Licensee |
An individual employed by the listing broker who actually secured the business for the listing firm. | Listing Agent |
The firm that the seller has employed under a listing contract. | Listing Broker |
An Adverse fact that a party indicates is of such significance, or that is generally recognized by a competent licensee as being of such significance to a reasonable party, that it affects the party’s decision | Material Adverse Fact |
An agent representing two principals in one transaction. | Multiptle Representation Relationship |
Showings of real estate open for public viewing | Open House |
Any fact that is relevant to a person making a decision. Agents must disclose all material facts to their clients. | Material Fact |
An agreement to keep open for a set period of time an offer to sell or lease real property. | Option to Purchase |
The purchaser under an option contract | Optionee |
The seller under an option contract. | Optionor |
Presumptive evidence that a broker’s license is required because one has participated in five sales in one year or 10 sales in five years. | Pattern of Sales |
Any person other than a broker who is employed by a broker to preform any act authorized by chapter 452 to be performed by a broker. | Salesperson |
The individual person that is working with the buyer as a customer. | Selling Agent |
The firm, representing the seller, which procured the buyer for a seller. | Selling Broker |
The practice of representing either the buyer or the seller but never both in the same transaction. | Single Agency |
An agent who works under another agent. | Subagent |
Selling one product only if the buyer agrees to purchase another product as well. | Tie-In Agreement |
Person who assists a licensee, who is not licensed under chapter 452 or licensed but not employed for the purpose of providing services for which a license is required. | Unlicensed Personal Assistant |