Signing A Listing Agreement In Massachusetts
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Listing agents represent home sellers — as the name suggests, they create and promote the listing for a home that's for sale. Somewhat confusingly, selling agents represent the purchaser's interests and are therefore also known as buyer's agents.
Signatories sign legal documents, international agreements, and contracts. These types of documents have multiple parties that need to sign the agreement. Signers are anyone who needs to provide a signature to legal documents.
Also, under the statute of frauds, a listing agreement must be in writing and must be signed by the seller. (If the property has more than one owner, only one of them has to sign the listing.) The broker usually also signs the listing agreement, although her signature is not strictly required.
This legally binding contract outlines the terms of your working relationship, ensuring both parties understand their roles, responsibilities, and expectations throughout the selling process. A listing agreement authorizes the broker to market and sell your property in exchange for a commission upon a successful sale.
At this point, your REALTOR will take the final steps necessary for selling your home, including the preparation and staging of your home before it's officially listed in the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) databases. This includes: Making an extra key for the lockbox. Arrange for the installation of the yard sign.
A listing agreement is between the parties that own a property and the agents or brokers who will find a buyer for it. Typically, a real estate listing agreement involves the property owner and a real estate agent. The property owner, or seller, grants the agent the right to market and sell the property.
A listing agreement is a binding contract, but there are a number of ways to get out of one. Whether you change your mind about selling, have ethical or performance concerns about the agent, or you just don't find a buyer, you can get out of a listing agreement.
Read through the entire contract, even the fine print, before signing. After you sign, if you do not hold up on your end of the bargain, the other party to the contract can take action against you. Make sure you understand the entire contract. Many contracts have clauses in them that specify how things are enforced.
In Massachusetts Disclosed Dual Agency is legal, provided there exists full disclosure and written informed consent to the dual agency by both the Buyer and the Seller in a specific transaction. A Dual Agent has a duty of confidentiality and accounting to both parties.
Both buyer and seller must sign a deed to make it official. Massachusetts law recognizes three types of deeds, each of which provides varying levels of protection for buyers and sellers. These three types are warranty deeds, quitclaim deeds, and release deeds.
