SMH Commercial Real Estate

                  A Commercial Brokerage Practice Since 1992

Non-Exclusive Buyer Broker Agreement

In most instances, Brokers prefer a written Exclusive Agency Agreement to transact real estate   Such agreements are vastly different in scope and purpose.  In nearly all instances, most Brokers will not accept verbal assignments or requests to broker real estate, unless such Broker represents a Buyer under a “Buyer’s Broker Agreement”.

 

Under Non-exclusive Agency, the Broker is not assured of an exclusive right to represent a Buyer to the exclusion of all others, as described under the agreement, for a disclosed period of time under certain qualifying conditions including fees for professional services.  Both Broker and Buyer are bound by the terns of the Agreement even though such agreement may be foolish or improvident to either party.  It is a fundamental maxim (providing the same is legal in nature) that the parties are bound by the terms of their own agreement, and thus stipulated.

 

Under Exclusive Agency, the Broker is assured of an unrivaled and exclusive right to represent a Buyer, as described under the agreement, to the exclusion of all others, for a disclosed period of time under certain qualifying conditions including fees for professional services.  Both Broker and Buyer are bound by the terns of the Agreement even though such agreement may be foolish or improvident to either party.  It is a fundamental maxim (providing the same is legal in nature) that the parties are bound by the terms of their own agreement, and thus so stipulated.

 

 


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