Minimum Services
The floor of service a broker who represents a party must provide under TRELA Sec. 1101.557(b).
Under Sec. 1101.557(b), a broker who represents a party must inform the party if the broker receives material information related to the transaction, including the receipt of an offer, and shall at a minimum answer the party's questions and present any offer to or from the party.
The rule sets a floor, not a ceiling. A broker cannot contract below it, and cannot screen offers according to the broker's own view of whether a price is reasonable.
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Worked example
A seller is abroad and an offer arrives that the broker considers far too low. The broker must still inform the seller of the offer.
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The party a broker represents in a transaction, owed the duties that come with representation.
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A broker's liability for conduct engaged in under TRELA by the broker or by a sales agent associated with or acting for the broker.
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The Texas relationship in which one broker represents both the buyer and the seller in the same transaction with the written consent of both parties.
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