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Real Estate Law Test 1
10-Real Estate Brokers
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Real Estate & Planning
Undergraduate 4
09/16/2009

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Term
Real Estate Broker
Definition
Agent employed by the buyer or seller in negotiating the sale, purchase, lease, or exchange of real estate
Term
Matters a broker must deal with...
Definition
  • Zoning
  • Codes
  • Restrictions
  • Financing Methods
  • Outcomes of how the Title is taken
  • Easements
Term
Salespeople
Definition

do legwork...show, strucutre, negotiate, put together forms...some work as independent contractor

 

Term
Are brokers liable for fraudulent rperesentations made by salespeople?
Definition
Yes
Term
The person who hires the broker is known as the.........
Definition
principal
Term
Can someone other than the landowner list property with a broker and become liable?
Definition
Yes
Term
Essential Elements of a listing K
Definition
  1. Names of seller and broker
  2. description of property
  3. Terms of Sale
  4. Duration of employment
  5. Commisson
  6. Special Agreements
Term
Open Listing
Definition
contains no provision forbidding the landowner from selling the land or hiring other brokers
Term
Exclusive Agency
Definition
assures the broker that as long as the employment continues, no other broker will be hired
Term
In an Exclusive Agency, can the seller sell the property?
Definition
Yes, as long as there is no other broker
Term
Exclusive Right to Sell
Definition
makes the broker the sole agent of the landowner, and syas the broker will receive commisson in the event the property is sold, by anyone
Term
Multiple Listing
Definition
brokers pool their efforts to sell properties listed iwth any other member of the pool....in an exclusive ageny if the listing broker isnt the one to sell the property, the commission is split
Term
Able buyer
Definition
financially able
Term
Willing
Definition
one who is willing to enter the K that is acceptable to the seller
Term
The thought that the broker listing agreement is unilateral  means?
Definition
a promise by one of the parties to the agreement, but no promise, to the other
Term
bilateral listing contract
Definition
the seller employs the broker to sell the property and the broker promises to take certain actions, such as advertising and showing the property.......irrevocable from the moment it is signed
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How is compensation computed?
Definition
on the basis of gross sale price
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