Purchase agreements Flashcards
(15 cards)
Legal Title
Received after closing
Equitable Title
Limited ownership interest that conveys the right to receive legal title upon full performance
Closing
When the seller tenders title to the buyer in exchange of payment
Vendee
Buyer
Vendor
Seller
3 essential contract elements
Offer/acceptance
Consideration
No defense
Purchase agreements contain 3 provisions
Timing
Property description
Earnest money
Exclusive Agency Listing
Gives one broker the exclusive right to sell a particular property and earn a commission
No commission if the seller sells
Exclusive Right to Sell
Gives one broker the exclusive right to collect a commission no matter who sells it
Open Listing
Also know as general listing in which one or more broker may be employed to sell the property but only the broker who sells gets commission
If seller sells no commission to broker
Net Listing
Seller pays a commission more than what was in the contract. Illegal
Principal
Seller and buyer
Requirements of a listing
Legal description of the property Signed by seller and broker Termination date Writing Seller has to be 18 or older
Exclusive buyer agency agreement
Between a prospective buyer and a broker with compensation
Exclusive agency buyer agency agreement
Only a commission to the broker if the broker finds a suitable property
Buyer finds on his own no commission