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Agency and Fiduciary Duties, 17% of the examination

Procuring cause

The broker whose continuous efforts set in motion the chain of events resulting in the sale.

Procuring cause determines who earns the commission under an open listing, and it is the usual basis of a commission dispute between cooperating brokers. It is decided on the whole course of conduct rather than on who first showed the property.

See it in a question

One question from Agency and Fiduciary Duties, so the term lands in the context the exam uses it in.

Agency and Fiduciary Duties ยท 17%Disclosure of Agency

A listing agent learns at an open house that an unrepresented buyer will pay well above asking. What does the agent owe each party?

Written to DRE's published topic list. Not a real examination question, since reproducing those is a misdemeanour under B&P Code section 123.

Where this is tested

Laws of Agency and Fiduciary DutiesWho you represent, when that duty begins, and what you owe someone you do not represent. California runs its own disclosure regime and permits dual agency with consent, which is where borrowed national study material fails.17%Practise Agency and Fiduciary Duties34 questions on this area, every option explained.Practice

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