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Home > Real Estate Agents What is the difference between a real estate broker and a real estate agent? Real estate professionals are people licensed by the state to solve through their authority the consumer's problems. They have great real estate knowledge and experience.
There are two kinds of real estate professionals. Brokers and agents (salespersons).
Brokers are usually people with more education and training (experience) than the real estate agents. However, the person you usually meet to have a deal n this domain is a real estate agent. The agent is licensed by the state, too but he works for a real estate broker. So, all the agent's actions are done for the broker and placed in the broker's name, not on his own.
A broker can deal with sellers and buyers directly, but he can also hire an agent to to this job for him. [ Search FAQ | Submit Question to This Category | Home ]
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