However, a transaction broker does owe the parties a number of statutory obligations and responsibilities, including honesty and using reasonable skill and care in the performance of any oral or written agreement. The parties to a transaction are not legally responsible (vicariously liable) for the actions of a transaction-broker, and a transaction-broker does not owe those parties the fiduciary duties of an agent (a transaction broker is neutral). A separate written listing agreement is required by State law which sets forth the duties and obligations of the parties.Ī transaction-broker assists the buyer, tenant, landlord or seller throughout a real estate transaction with communication, advice, negotiation, contracting and closing without being an agent or advocate for any of the parties. The agent must disclose to potential sellers/landlords all adverse material facts concerning the buyer's/tenant's financial ability to perform the terms of the transaction and whether the buyer intends to occupy the property. The buyer/tenant is not legally responsible (vicariously liable) for the actions of the agent when that agent is acting within the scope of the agency, unless the agent is acting on the buyer's/tenant's instructions, or if the buyer/ltenant knows of the action and fails to repudiate it (ratification). The agent will negotiate on behalf of and act as an advocate for the buyer/tenant. A separate written listing agreement is required by State law which sets forth the duties and obligations of the parties.īUYER'S/TENANT'S AGENT: A buyer's/tenant's agent works solely on behalf of the buyer/tenant and owes duties which include the utmost good faith, loyalty and fidelity. The agent must disclose to potential buyers or tenants all adverse material facts about the property actually known by the broker.
The seller/landlord is not legally responsible (vicariously liable) for the actions of the agent when that agent is acting within the scope of the agency, unless the agent is acting on the seller's/landlord's instructions, or if the seller/landlord knows of the action and fails to repudiate it (ratification). The agent will negotiate on behalf of, and act as an advocate for the seller/landlord. SELLER'S/LANDLORD'S AGENT: A seller's/landlord's agent works solely on behalf of the seller /landlord and owes duties which include the utmost good faith, loyalty and fidelity. The company, however, is still responsible for supervision of its brokers to ensure a proper transaction.Īt Rawhide, an individual broker may offer the following working relationships: The working relationship is established with the individual real estate broker, not with the company. By law, a broker is a transaction broker unless he/she has a separate written agency agreement (called a listing). Today, if a broker has a working relationship with the public, he/she is either the agent or transaction broker of his client. Starting in 2003, the State eliminated dual-agency and sub-agency as allowable working relationships. These include seller's agent (advocating for the seller), buyer's agent (advocating for the buyer), dual agent (advocates equally–allegedly–for buyer and seller) and transaction-broker (a neutral facilitator who advocates for neither party). In 1994, Colorado created new working relationships for the public in working with real estate brokers. For lots of legal reasons, this exposed both sellers and brokers to unreasonable liability, while providing that the buyer would not be represented in the transaction. Until 1994, all brokers in Colorado were deemed to be either the agent (or sub-agent, if working with the buyer) of the seller.
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