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Georgia MLS Practice Class
1. When should a licensee disclose to the parties whom their firm intends to represent in
a transaction?
ANS Disclosure should be made verbally and in writing toall parties as soon as possible.
2. A selling broker desires to represent a purchaser in a real estate transactionwhile at the
same time act as a subagent of the listing broker and seller. Couldthe broker perform both
of these functions in the same transaction?
ANS No, whena broker working with a buyer acts as a subagent of the listing broker and seller,
that broker working with a buyer must represent the seller and treat the buyer as acustomer
3. Whether or not a real estate sales affiliate in GA may act as a buyer's agentwill be
determined by
ANS the company policy and procedures manual issued to all sales affiliates by the broker
4. Under what circumstances might a broker who is working with a prospectivebuyer
receive compensation/commission from a listing broker?
ANS Only if thereis a cooperating agreement between the two brokers.
5. You are a salesperson representing the seller.What are your duties whenworking
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with a buyer/customer?
ANS You must deal with them honestly
6. A brokerage engagement in GA creates an employment agreement be-tween
ANS Broker and client
7. Regarding the Brokerage Relationship in Real EstateTransaction ACT (BR-RETA), how
are agency relationships created?
ANS Agency relationships may be created only through written brokerage engagements
8. Under a listing agreement, the primary agency relationship involves
ANS theseller as the principal, and the broker as the agent
9. A property is listed for $200,000.The sellers owe $100,000 on their currentloan and
have agreed to pay $2000 towards closing costs for the sale of theproperty. The sellers
also agree to pay the listing broker a 6% commission should a ready, willing and able
buyer be secured to purchase the property.If the property sells for full price, what will
be the net proceeds for the sellers?
ANS $86,000
10. According to BRRETA, a listing agent must voluntarily disclose to a buyercustomer
ANS known latent defects
11. Instructed by a client not to present any offers substantially below the listing price,
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an agent decides not to inform the seller of a prospective buy-er's "low ball" written
offer. Would real estate agency law find the licensee'sdecision acceptable?
ANS No, the agent must present all offers to the seller client
12. You have agreed with your broker to split commissions 60% to you and 40% to
your broker.Your listing was just sold by another company for
$139,000.Your broker has agreed to pay the selling broker 50% of any com-
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mission. If the commission on this sale was 6% what was your share of thecommission?
ANS $2502
13. A broker who has a brokerage relationship with both seller and buyer orboth
landlord and tenant in the same transaction is considered a
ANS dual agent
14. As a representative of an employing broker, a real estate salespersonin GA must
act in the best interest of a client as well as in accordance
with all applicable laws. With regard to these duties and responsibilities, theobligations of
a real estate salesperson might best be stated as follows
ANS A salesperson's highest obligation is to any applicable laws, next to the broker, andthen to
the client
15. You are working as an agent for the broker. In this relationship the brokerdictates
office hours, work schedules, withholds federal and state taxes,
and pays FICA contributions.This relationship would be considered
ANS employ-er/employee
16. As an independent contractor for a brokerage firm, a licensee
ANS must have awritten employment agreement/contract with the broker
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