chapter 2 : Real Estate Agency

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sub-agency

Question 2

seller agency agreement vs buyer agency agreement

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fiduciary relationship

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the law of agency

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defines the rights and duties of the principal and the agent

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agency refers to

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relationship that a broker, managing broker or residential leasing agent, may have with buyers sellers, landlord, or tenant 

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those who hire are

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clients

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those who are hired are

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agents

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A real estate license sea becomes an Agent 

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through a contractual agreement, whether expressed or implied 

Question 9

agent

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The individual who is authorized and consents to represent the interest of another person 

Question 10

agency

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relationship in which a customer has giving consent, express or implied to a real estate licensee to represent the consumer in a real property. Transaction consent may be given to a licensee directly or through, and I ciliated licensee. 

Question 11

brokerage agreement 

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and agreement made verbally, or sit out in writing for an agent, or firm to provide a brokerage services to a consumer, and to receive compensation for providing those services 

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client

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The person or entity that are licensee represents in a real property transaction 

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 compensation

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payment monetary or otherwise made to a person or entity for executing services for clients or customers 

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 consumer

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A person or entity, for whom, and Asian provide services, which are only to be provided with a licensee or a person or entity, who seek such services from a licensncy 

Question 15

 customer

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A person or entity, for whom a licensee is providing services, excluding menace to the real acts, but who is not represented by the licensee in an agency relationship 

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ministerial acts


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informative or clerical service provided by a licensee to a consumer providing Ministerial acts is not equivalent to active representation 

Question 17

confidential information

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1. The client‘s request in writing, or verbally
2. relates to the clients negotiating position
3. could you damage to the client negotiating position if disclosed

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Confidential information must not be shared, unless 

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1. The client gives authorization for the licensee to share the information. 2. The information must be shared by law
2. The information is revealed by some person or entity, other than the licensee 

Question 19

principles primary duties

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comply with the brokerage agreement and cooperate with the agent 

Question 20

The six common law fiduciary duties

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COLD AC

Care
Obedience
loyalty
disclosure
accounting
confidentiality

Question 21

Under section 1545(2)(c) of the act material facts do not include the following when located or related to real estate that is not the subject of the transaction

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• physical conditions that do not have a substantial adverse effect in the value of real estate

• fact situations

• occurrences

Question 22

opinions are permissible only as long as they are…

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offered as opinions and without any intention to deceive

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exaggeration of a property’s benefits is called

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puffing

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negligent misrepresentation occurs when…

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the licensee should have known that a statement about a material fact was false

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licensees must ensure none of their statement can be i reforested as…

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fraudulent

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fraud is…

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the intentional misinterpretation of a material fact to take advantage of another person

Question 27

if a lease is obtained by fraudulent misstatements the lease may be renounced by the renter resulting in

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•losing commission
•liable for damages

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if a lease is obtained by fraudulent misstatements based in owners own inaccurate statements

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the licensee would not be liable for any damages

Question 29

latent defect

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a structural defect that would not normally be uncovered by an ordinary inspection

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stigmatized properties

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properties that society has branded undesirable because of events that occurred there

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licensees should seek legal counsel when dealing with a

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stigmatized property

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express agency

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chapter 2 page 36

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an express agency

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chapter 2 page 36

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implied agency

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by implied agreement occurs when the actions of the parties indicate that why have mutually consented to an agency relationship

Question 35

an agency may be terminated for any of the following reasons

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• death or incapacity of either party
• destruction or condemnation of the property
• expiration of the terms of the agency
• mutual agreement by all parties to the contract
• breach by one of the parties that in which case the breaching party might be liable for damages
• by operation of law as in bankruptcy
• completion, performance or fulfillment of the purpose for which the agency was created

Question 36

universal agent

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a person empowered to do anything the principal could do personally

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express agency

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The principal, landlord and agent sponsoring broker, may enter into an express agreement, in which the party‘s formally expressed their intention to establish an agency and state its terms and conditions, either oral or written 

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general agent

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May represent the principal in a broad range of Matters related to a particular business or activity 

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the property management agreement

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spells out the various contracts and documents, which the sponsoring broker is empowered to sign for the landlord 

Question 40

single agency

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when an agent represents only one party exclusively in a real estate transaction