Information About Brokerage Services

Texas law requires all real estate license holders to give the following information about brokerage services to prospective buyers, tenants, sellers, and landlords.

TYPES OF REAL ESTATE LICENSE HOLDERS:

• A BROKER is responsible for all brokerage activities, including acts performed by sales agents sponsored by the broker.
• A SALES AGENT must be sponsored by a broker and works with clients on behalf of the broker.

A BROKER'S MINIMUM DUTIES REQUIRED BY LAW (A client is the person or party that the broker represents):

• Put the interests of the client above all others, including the broker's own interests;
• Inform the client of any material information about the property or transaction received by the broker;
• Answer the client's questions and present any offer to or counter-offer from the client; and
• Treat all parties to a real estate transaction honestly and fairly.

Texas Real Estate Commission Information About Brokerage Services form (TREC No. IABS 1-0) can be obtained from your broker or from TREC at www.trec.texas.gov.