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written employment agreement between a property owner and a real estate broker authorizing the broker to find a buyer or tenant for certain property. Oral listings, while not specifically illegal, are unenforceable under many state fraud statutes, and generally are not recommended.
The most common form of listing is the exclusive-right-to-sell listing. Others include open listings, net listings and exclusive-agency listings. Listings are personal service contracts and cannot be assigned to another broker, but brokers can delegate the work to other members of the sales office. The listing usually states the amount of commission the seller will pay the broker and the time limit. In a buyer’s listing, the buyer hires the broker to locate a property.

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1. a written engagement contract between a principal and an agent , authorizing the agent to perform services for the principal involving the latter’s property.


2. a record of property for sale by a broker who has been authorized by the owner to sell.


3. the property so listed.


Example: Abel employs Baker to find a buyer for his home by giving Baker a listing contract. When prospective buyers visit Baker, they will examine the listings in Baker’s office. If interested, a prospective buyer may wish to visit the listing.

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An agreement that represents the right of a real estate agent or broker to handle the sale of real property and to receive a fee or commission for services.

There are various types of real estate listings. A general or open listing is a right to sell that may be given to more than one agent or broker simultaneously. An exclusive agency listing is the right of one real estate agency to be the sole party, with the exception of the owner, who is permitted to sell the property during a particular period. Through an exclusive authorization to sell listing, one agency is given the sole authority to sell the property during a certain time period. The agency will receive a commission even if the owner finds the buyer during the time period.

A multiple listing takes place when an agent with an exclusive listing provides a number of members of a real estate association with information about the property and shares the commission with the agent who is able to find a buyer.

A net listing is an arrangement whereby the seller establishes a minimum price that will be taken for the property, and the agent's commission is the amount for which it sells above such minimum.

IN BRIEF: n. - The act of making an ordered array of items; (A database containing) an ordered array of items (names or topics).

The papers they turned in were misspelled but lively, listing a number of rather predicable faults. — James Keller, Source: Three Minutes by James Keller, M. M., 1950

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For a list of words related to listing, see:

• Voice Transmission and Telephony - listing: single entry of name, address, and telephone number in directory
• Real Estate Practice - listing: property offered for sale by one or more real estate brokers

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - listeføring, opføre på liste

Nederlands (Dutch)
lijst, catalogus, het opstellen van een lijst, vermelding op lijst/ -register, zoom/strookje van ander materiaal, het (uit)lijsten (computer), uitdraai

Français (French)
n. - (gén, Fin) inscription, (Comput) listing

Deutsch (German)
n. - Auflistung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κλίση, γέρσιμο, μπατάρισμα, εισαγωγή στο χρηματιστήριο

Italiano (Italian)
quotazione, voce di listino

Português (Portuguese)
n. - relação (f)

Русский (Russian)
составление списка, компьютерная распечатка

Español (Spanish)
n. - listado

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - upptagande på (uppgörande av) en lista, listning, förteckning, tätning, (sjö.) slagsida, krängning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
清单, 列表

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 清單, 列表

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 리스트 작성, 명부, 표

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 表に載せること, 表の作成, 織り縁

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الجدوله, إعداد الجداول أو القوائم, إدراج في جدول أو قائمه, جدول او قائمه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮רישום, הרשמה‬

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