Our Listing Agreements 

• Exclusive Facilitator Listing Agreement (Sale)
 
• Exclusive Facilitator Listing Agreement (Rent)

What is a Listing Agreement?

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Listing Agreement (sometimes referred to as Brokerage Agreement) is a binding legal contract between a home seller and a state licensed, real estate brokerage company (Listing Broker), which creates an “agency relationship” between the two (2) parties. 

Agency relationship refers to the legal concept whereas a principal (home seller) engages an agent (Listing Broker) to act in his/her best interest while performing services on his/her behalf.

Once a Listing Agreement is executed, a Listing Broker owes certain “fiduciary duties” to the home seller that they represent.  Fiduciary duties are obligations to act in the client's best interests. Those duties include:

• Exercising reasonable skill and care in representing the client and carrying out the responsibilities of the agency relationship  
• Following any lawful instructions of the client
• Using his/her best efforts in performing duties
• Remaining loyal to the client's best interests
• Disclosing all material or important facts to the client
• Accounting for the client's money and property
• Keeping information confidential as required by state law or regulations.

Listing Agreement generally includes the following:

• Length of the listing period
• List price
• Terms of sale
• The amount of the commission
• Any exceptions to the commission

As well as, the specific responsibilities of the broker, such as:

• Showing the house
• Conducting open houses
• Marketing the house
• Negotiating with the buyer
• Preparing the contract of sale
• Representing you at the closing