What is the exam-ready answer?
| Roadmap lesson | 149 of 500 |
|---|---|
| Official syllabus topic | Real Estate Practice in Georgia: Listings and Agency |
| Official PSI group | Real Estate Practice in Georgia |
| Published group count | 21 of the 52 Georgia questions |
| Exam portion | Georgia salesperson supplement |
| Source edition | PSI Georgia Candidate Information Bulletin dated July 1, 2026 |
| Law checked through | August 2, 2026 |
| Last verified | August 2, 2026 |
The Rule
PSI publishes 16, 21, and 15 items for the three Georgia groups. It does not publish a guaranteed subtopic count. The statute, current GREC rule, contract, or other cited primary authority controls each lesson.
Complete lesson
Read these concepts as one Georgia decision system. A plausible national rule can still be the wrong answer when the stem supplies a Georgia statute, instrument, role, or procedure.
Written client status
The agreement creates the buyer or tenant client relationship with the broker and defines the broker's agreed services.
Scope and exclusivity
A clear area, property type, time period, and exclusivity term prevent the candidate from assuming authority beyond the contract.
Compensation disclosure
The agreement should explain the client's obligation and how compensation offered or paid by another source affects that obligation.
Conflicts and termination
Dual or designated agency, conflicts, expiration, termination rights, protection provisions, and post-termination confidentiality require careful reading.
Decision rule
Georgia rule and national contrast
Worked Georgia example
Scenario. A seller authorizes payment to the buyer's broker, but the buyer never signs a brokerage engagement.
Reason it through. Section 10-6A-11 separates compensation from relationship status. Payment from the seller side does not by itself create a buyer client.
Answer. Determine the role from the engagement and disclosures, not from who offers compensation.
Common exam traps
- Using payment as agency proof
- Ignoring geographic scope
- Assuming indefinite duration
- Failing to account for compensation credits
Original practice questions with detailed explanations
These are original instructional questions mapped to the July 1, 2026 PSI outline. They are not copied from PSI or a live examination. Choose an answer before opening the explanation.
Question 1Which statement best states the Georgia rule for Georgia Buyer Brokerage and Tenant Representation Agreements?
- A. The party offering broker compensation automatically becomes the broker's client.
- B. Read who is represented, what search is covered, when compensation is earned, what outside payment is credited, and when the engagement ends.
- C. A showing creates an unlimited buyer engagement.
- D. Buyer and tenant engagements never need a defined duration.
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Answer: B. Read who is represented, what search is covered, when compensation is earned, what outside payment is credited, and when the engagement ends.
The correct choice states the controlling rule. The other choices either remove a required element, replace Georgia authority with a generic assumption, or expand an exception beyond the cited source.
Question 2A seller authorizes payment to the buyer's broker, but the buyer never signs a brokerage engagement.
- A. Ignore the Georgia-specific fact because good intentions control.
- B. Apply the nearest national rule without checking Georgia authority.
- C. Determine the role from the engagement and disclosures, not from who offers compensation.
- D. Let the participant with the strongest preference decide without following the required process.
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Answer: C. Determine the role from the engagement and disclosures, not from who offers compensation.
Section 10-6A-11 separates compensation from relationship status. Payment from the seller side does not by itself create a buyer client. The correct option follows that reasoning. The distractors ignore the controlling Georgia source, substitute intent for procedure, or give decision-making authority to the wrong person.
Question 3When solving Georgia Buyer Brokerage and Tenant Representation Agreements, what should a candidate identify first?
- A. The answer choice that sounds most ethical, without classifying the actor or document.
- B. One familiar deadline, applied to every Georgia transaction regardless of the source.
- C. A national default, even when the stem identifies a Georgia statute or GREC rule.
- D. Use the signed engagement, not an MLS offer or showing history, to determine client status, scope, and compensation obligations.
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Answer: D. Use the signed engagement, not an MLS offer or showing history, to determine client status, scope, and compensation obligations.
The decision rule identifies the facts that control this topic. The other choices reward tone, a memorized number, or a national default while skipping the Georgia actor, document, authority, or procedure.
Mastery tracking
Mark this Georgia lesson mastered only when every statement is true.
- State the direct answer and decision rule without notes.
- Explain all four concepts and identify the controlling Georgia source.
- Solve the worked example after changing one important fact.
- Reject every listed trap and explain what makes it tempting.
- Answer all three original questions correctly and explain every distractor.
- Repeat this topic in mixed Georgia practice on a later day.
Recommended next lesson
Continue with Georgia Offers, Counteroffers, Multiple Offers, and Presentation. Continue through the roadmap from lesson 149.
Return to the Real Estate Practice in Georgia hub for the complete official branch and every canonical lesson in this Georgia group.