What is the exam-ready answer?
| Roadmap lesson | 141 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.
Search duty
The broker seeks property at terms acceptable to the buyer but need not continue searching while the buyer is under contract unless the engagement says otherwise.
Offer duty
Offers to and from the buyer must be presented timely even while the buyer is a party to a purchase contract.
Known adverse facts
The broker discloses to the buyer adverse material facts actually known concerning the transaction and recommends experts for matters beyond brokerage expertise.
Seller customer
When seller financing or assumption facts apply, the broker has defined disclosure duties concerning known adverse buyer financial facts and intended occupancy.
Decision rule
Georgia rule and national contrast
Worked Georgia example
Scenario. A buyer under contract receives a seller counterproposal on a separate issue, and the broker thinks accepting would be unwise.
Reason it through. The broker must present communications timely and may advise within the engagement, but the decision belongs to the buyer.
Answer. Present the proposal and explain relevant facts without substituting the broker's decision.
Common exam traps
- Withholding an offer as protection
- Disclosing the buyer's ceiling
- Continuing a search the engagement does not require
- Giving engineering or legal conclusions
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 Duties of a Georgia Broker Engaged by a Buyer?
- A. A buyer's broker may reject offers without consulting the buyer.
- B. Protect the buyer's statutory interests while separately applying the duties owed to a seller customer and the limits of the buyer engagement.
- C. The buyer's maximum price may always be disclosed to speed agreement.
- D. A broker must continue searching after contract regardless of the engagement.
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Answer: B. Protect the buyer's statutory interests while separately applying the duties owed to a seller customer and the limits of the buyer engagement.
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 buyer under contract receives a seller counterproposal on a separate issue, and the broker thinks accepting would be unwise.
- A. Ignore the Georgia-specific fact because good intentions control.
- B. Apply the nearest national rule without checking Georgia authority.
- C. Present the proposal and explain relevant facts without substituting the broker's decision.
- D. Let the participant with the strongest preference decide without following the required process.
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Answer: C. Present the proposal and explain relevant facts without substituting the broker's decision.
The broker must present communications timely and may advise within the engagement, but the decision belongs to the buyer. 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 Duties of a Georgia Broker Engaged by a Buyer, 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. Classify the information as buyer advocacy, buyer confidentiality, an adverse fact, seller-customer disclosure, or expert territory.
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Answer: D. Classify the information as buyer advocacy, buyer confidentiality, an adverse fact, seller-customer disclosure, or expert territory.
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 Duties to Landlords and Tenants Under BRRETA. Continue through the roadmap from lesson 141.
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