Agency Flashcards
Agency
A person calls, the principal hiring someone to represent him or her and act in the principles, best interest, and everything is said or done
Principal Broker
Only the principal broker can be hired as an agent for a member of the public in a real estate transaction
Imputed knowledge
What knowledge you have critical important and material information your client has
Subagent
A real estate licensee, who agrees to work with the agent(principal broker) to achieve set forth objectives
Caveat emptor
Latin, for let the buyer beware indicates that parties, without an agent or responsible for protecting their own interests 
General agent
Assigned multiple tasks like a property manager
Universal agency
Does all things in and behalf of the principal example would be an executor of an estate, the guardian of a child, etc. 
Power of attorney 
Written authorization to represent or act on another’s behalf in private affairs, business or legal matters 
General power of attorney
Give the agent power to sign for the principal in all things, such as a trustee
Specific power of attorney (limited)
Limits the agent to signing only and specifically designated and limited instances, such as signing the closing documents for an absent seller 
Attorney in fact 
You are an agent, a licensee can only sign or initial on behalf of a client with duly executed power of attorney from the principal 
Fully disclosed
The customer knows there’s both an agent and a principal, and knows the identity of both
Partially disclosed
The customer knows there is an agent and who the agent is the customer also knows there is a principal, but doesn’t know the identity of the principal 
Undisclosed
 The agent indicates he, or she is the principal, even though he, or she is acting as an agent for someone else 
Partially disclosed
There is a fire different than the agent, but they are not as closing their name