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1
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To be valid, a listing agreement…

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May be oral or written

2
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The type of listing that assures a broker of compensation for procuring a customer, regardless of the procuring party, is a(n)…

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Exclusive right to sell agreement

3
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An owner agrees to pay a broker for procuring a tenant unless it is the owner who finds a tenant. This is an example of a(n)…

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Exclusive agency agreement

4
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A landlord promises to compensate a broker for procuring a tenant, provided the broker is the procuring cause. This is an example of a(n)…

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Open listing

5
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A property owner agrees to pay a broker a commission, provided the owner receives a minimum amount of proceeds from the sale of closing. This is an example of a(n)…

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Net listing

6
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The most significant difference between an owner representation agreement in a buyer representation agreement is…

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The client

7
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A multiple listing authorization gives a broker what authority?

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To list the owner’s property in a multiple listing service

8
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A broker is hired to procure a customer for a client. In order to earn compensation, the agent must procure a customer who…

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Is ready, willing, and able to transact

9
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One of the most important actions an owner’s agent is authorized to perform under an exclusive listing agreement is…

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Showing the property

10
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An agent’s performance of due diligence concerning a listing can best be described as…

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Ascertaining the facts about the client and the property at the onset of the listing.

11
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The amount of a real estate broker’s commission is…

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Established through negotiation with clients

12
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A client suddenly decides to revoke an exclusive right to sell listing midway through the listing term. The reason stated: the client did not like the agent. In this case,…

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The client may be liable for a commission and marketing expenses

13
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A “protection period” clause in an exclusive listing provides that…

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The agent has a claim to a commission if the owner sells or leases to a party within a certain time following the listing’s expiration