Exclusive Right-to-Sell Listing

The traditional kind of listingAn agreement of which a property is marketed through a service or association composed of several agents with fees and a commission from the sale of a property shared between the selling broker and the listing broker. agreement under which the property owner appoints a real estate brokerA person or firm that acts as an agent between providers and users of products or services, such as a mortgage broker or real estate broker. See also “Mortgage Broker.” (known as the listing broker) as exclusive agent to sell the property on the owner’s stated terms, and agrees to pay the listing broker a commissionThe fee charged for services performed, usually based on a percentage of the price of the items sold (such as the fee a real estate agent earns on the sale of a house).  when the property is sold, regardless of whether the buyer is found by the broker, the owner or another broker. This is the kind of listing agreement that is commonly used by a listing broker to provide the traditional full range of real estate brokerageA person or firm that acts as an agent between providers and users of products or services, such as a mortgage broker or real estate broker. See also “Mortgage Broker.” services. If a second real estate broker (known as a selling broker) finds the buyer for the property, then some commission will be paid to the selling broker.