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A listing contract (or listing agreement) is a contract between a real estate broker and an owner of real property granting the broker the authority to act as the owner's agent in the sale of the property. If the broker is a member of the National Association of Realtors, the agreement must include all of the following terms:
Multiple listing service. A multiple listing service ( MLS, also multiple listing system or multiple listings service) is an organization with a suite of services that real estate brokers use to establish contractual offers of cooperation and compensation (among brokers) and accumulate and disseminate information to enable appraisals.
Buyer brokerage. A buyer brokerage or buyer agency is the practice of real estate brokers and their agents representing a buyer in a real estate transaction rather than, by default, representing the seller either directly or as a sub-agent. In the United Kingdom and Australia, the most common term is buying agent .
Flat-fee multiple listing service or flat-fee MLS refers to the practice in the real estate industry of a seller entering into an " à la carte service agreement " with a real estate broker who accepts a flat fee rather than a percentage of the sale price for the listing side of the transaction. A flat-fee MLS brokerage typically unbundles the ...
Keller Williams was founded in 1983 by Gary Keller and Joe Williams. [4] It started out as a single office based in Austin, Texas, selling local residential real estate in the Austin area. [5] After two years in business, Keller Williams became the largest single office residential real estate firm in Austin with 72 licensed agents. [6]
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) is an American trade association [4] for those who work in the real estate industry. As of December 2023, it had over 1.5 million members, [5] making it the largest trade association in the United States [6] including NAR's institutes, societies, and councils, involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries.
A broker price opinion (BPO) is a real estate professional’s dollar estimate of a property’s worth. It is an opinion, but one often backed up by the selling prices of comparable homes in ...
Real estate agent. Real estate agents and real estate brokers are people who represents sellers or buyers of real estate or real property. While a broker may work independently, an agent usually works under a licensed broker to represent clients. [ 1] Brokers and agents are licensed by the state to negotiate sales agreements and manage the ...