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Ch 2 Agency Relationships Flashcards

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1
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Special agency is also known as

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Limited agency

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A general agency gives the right

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To represent the principle in a particular type of transaction or business

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The authority that comes from specific instructions, either oral or written is

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An Express authority

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4
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The power to act for the principal and all transactions is what type of agency?

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Universal agency

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If an agent has acted without prior authorization, and then the principal excepts payment, what has happened?

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Agency by ratification

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In order for a agreement to be enforceable, it must be

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In writing

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If an individual grants express authority to the agent to perform an act whether written or oral, what authority was given to the agent?

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Agency by actual authority

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When actions lead one person to assume that another is an agent they have created a

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Ostensible agency

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If an agent takes on powers beyond the scope of authority, given by the principal what type of agency is created

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Agency by estoppel

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10
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In agency couple with an interest this means

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The agent/broker and close relatives are the owner of a property being so or is interested in the property

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A written listing agreement, or buyer representation agreement is evidence that the agency relationship exist, and gives the agent

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Express authority

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12
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Express authority can also come from

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The principal specific oral instructions given to the agent

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Implied authority also means

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Agency authority.. “The norm” or what is considered customary in the business

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Fiduciaries are held to

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The highest amount of good faith, and are required to exclude all selfish interest and make for disclosure of all relevant facts

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What are the three categories or types of agencies?

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Universal, general, special

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16
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Universal agency is created with

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A power of attorney

17
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As a universal agent, the individual has the power

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To act for the principle in all transactions

18
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As a general agent

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The individual has the right to represent his or her principal in a particular type of transaction or business

19
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What is the most common example of a general agent in real estate?

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Property manager

20
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What are brokers not responsible for?

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Timely renewal of licensing for license holders, CE requirements, adequate opportunities for generating income, company, car, health, insurance, vacation or disability benefits

21
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What is the most limited agency of all agencies?

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Special agency

22
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In a special agency relationship

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The agent may only perform limited duties for the principal they must only follow instructions of the principal.

23
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In real estate, what agreements establishes a special agency relationship between the broker and a seller or landlord

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Listing agreement and a buyer tenant representation agreement

24
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What is the acronym for fiduciary duties to clients?

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OLDCAR

25
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What does OLDCAR stand for?

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Obedience, loyalty disclosure, confidentialities, accounting, and reasonable care

26
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Obedient means

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An agent must follow all the clients lawful instructions

27
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Loyalty means

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Putting the interest of a client first

28
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True or false: the license holder must present only some of the offers on your listing

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False they must present all offers to the seller

29
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In a disclosure, an agent has what Duty

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To disclose all information relating to the property and all properties in the transaction

30
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What do material facts include?

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Defects in the title, encroachments, floodplain information, leases on the property, and any environmental issues affecting the property

31
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At first contact with a party to a potential transaction what must a license holder this close to that party?

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Whom he or she represents

32
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True or false: an agent must keep any confidential information he or she learns about a Client confidential forever

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True

33
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The mixing a client funds with a brokers, business operating or personal funds is

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Commingling

34
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If a broker spends his or her clients funds without authorization, that broker is guilty of

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Conversion

35
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When an agent in a potential party, enter a substantive discussion of a real estate transaction the party must be provided?

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Information about brokerage services (IABS)

36
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What is the best way to secure a buyer as a client?

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It is best accomplished by using a buyer representation agreement to formally established the brokers agency relationship with the buyer

37
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An example of a general agent in the world of real estate would be a

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Property manager

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