{"id":24,"date":"2017-09-11T15:04:39","date_gmt":"2017-09-11T15:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/joibostic.com\/?page_id=24"},"modified":"2023-12-28T15:33:15","modified_gmt":"2023-12-28T15:33:15","slug":"tip-bits","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/joibostic.com\/index.php\/tip-bits\/","title":{"rendered":"Tip Bits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>\n\t\tTip Bits are answers to questions that have been posed by students and practicing licensees.\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<p><strong>Why is it even necessary to have a brokerage agreement with a buyer or tenant?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The brokerage agreement serves multiple purposes. \u00a0The first and perhaps most obvious reason is that the agreement establishes a client-agent relationship. \u00a0It is only under this arrangement that a consumer be treated as a client and provided with the licensee&#8217;s expertise, advice and guidance. \u00a0A second reason is to establish the broker&#8217;s compensation. \u00a0Without a written brokerage agreement, there is no compensation agreement in place and that could mean the broker would serve as a gratuitous agent for the consumer. \u00a0A third reason is that the GAR brokerage agreements have all of the required disclosures that must be made to a consumer at the first significant meeting. \u00a0These include the agent relationships offered by the broker and how the broker is compensated among others.<\/p>\n<p>Although many licensees choose to delay the conversation about brokerage agreements, this is not a good practice. \u00a0In recent times, more and more buyers and tenants are refusing to sign a brokerage agreement if they have received all the assistance they needed.<\/p>\n<b><u><br \/>\n<\/u><\/b><b><u>What is the difference between executory and executed contracts?<\/u><\/b>\n<ul>\n<li>An executory contract is one in which all of the terms have not been met yet. \u00a0In other words, this is most often the case when a property is said to be &#8220;under contract.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>An executed contract is one in which all of the terms have been met. \u00a0This is what the contract becomes when we say it has &#8220;closed.&#8221; \u00a0However, if there are items or terms that survived closing, then it is still executory.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><u><b>Why can&#8217;t we refer to everyone who holds a real estate license as a Realtor?<\/b><\/u><\/p>\n<p>There are a few things to cover here:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Only those who are members of the National Association of\u00a0REALTORS<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>can rightfully use the the title. \u00a0This comprises of more than just real estate licensees, but attorneys, appraisers, loan officers and so on.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0REALTORS<sup>\u00ae\u00a0<\/sup>are people who have promised to adhere to and uphold a strict Code of Ethics.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0REALTOR<sup>\u00ae and\u00a0<\/sup>REALTORS<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0are registered trademarks of the National Association of\u00a0REALTORS<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0and should only be used by those who are members.<\/li>\n<li>The appropriate use of the terms are to write the titles in all capital letters with the &#8220;registered&#8221; mark at the end.<\/li>\n<li>The term\u00a0REALTOR<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0is a two syllable word and is pronounced,\u00a0<i>real-tor<\/i>\u00a0or\u00a0<i>real-tors<\/i>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tip Bits are answers to questions that have been posed by students and practicing licensees. 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The brokerage agreement serves multiple purposes. \u00a0The first and perhaps most obvious reason is that the agreement establishes a client-agent relationship. \u00a0It is only under this arrangement that a consumer be treated as a client and provided with the licensee&#8217;s expertise, advice and guidance. \u00a0A second reason is to establish the broker&#8217;s compensation. \u00a0Without a written brokerage agreement, there is no compensation agreement in place and that could mean the broker would serve as a gratuitous agent for the consumer.&hellip; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/joibostic.com\/index.php\/tip-bits\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_wpcom_ai_launchpad_about_page":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_gallery_page":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_contact_page":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_events_page":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_video_page":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_portfolio_piece":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-24","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/Phhp7D-o","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joibostic.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/joibostic.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/joibostic.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joibostic.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joibostic.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/joibostic.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":813,"href":"https:\/\/joibostic.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24\/revisions\/813"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joibostic.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}