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Client

A client is a person who enters a brokerage engagement with a broker.

Exam area: Real Estate Practice in Georgia

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What does “client” mean in real estate?

A client is a person who enters a brokerage engagement with a broker. The broker represents that person and owes the duties stated by BRRETA and the written engagement.

How is “client” different from the closest wrong answer?

A client has representation. A customer may receive ministerial assistance but is not represented by the broker.

What is the Georgia-specific rule?

Under BRRETA, the written brokerage engagement is the decisive fact. Conduct alone does not silently convert a Georgia customer into a client.

Worked exam example

Scenario

A seller signs an exclusive listing agreement with a brokerage. The seller is the brokerage's client even if the property has not yet been marketed.

What is the most common exam trap?

Trap correction

Do not infer client status from loyalty, advice, or the number of showings. Find the written engagement first.

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Apply the definition

A seller signs an exclusive listing agreement with a brokerage on Monday, before any marketing begins. A buyer who has toured many homes with the same agent, without signing anything, asks that agent for pricing advice. Whom does the brokerage represent?

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