Dianna Mandzuk Realtor with REMax Jazz serving Durham Region and surrounding areas

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Dianna Mandzuk

●Sales Representative

● RE/Max Circle of Legends Award recipient (2010) - RE/Max's Highest Honour for Sales Achievement

● Lifetime Achievement Award recipient

● RE/Max Hall of Fame Award recipient

●Certified Luxury Home

Marketing Specialist

●Canadian Staging Professional

RE/Max Jazz Inc., Brokerage

Professional Offices located at

203 Bond St. E.,

Oshawa, Ontario. L1G 1B4

Direct: 905-433-2579

Office: 905-728-1600

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Working With A Realtor - Agency Relationships Explained

In real estate, there are different possible forms of agency relationship:

1. Seller representation

When a real estate brokerage represents a seller, it must do what is best for the seller of a property.

A written contract, called a listing agreement, creates an agency relationship between the seller and the brokerage and establishes seller representation. It
also explains services the brokerage will provide, establishes a fee arrangement for the REALTOR®’s services and specifies what obligations a seller may have.

A seller’s agent must tell the seller anything known about a buyer. For instance, if a seller’s agent knows a buyer is willing to offer more for a property, that
information must be shared with the seller.

Confidences a seller shares with a seller’s agent must be kept confidential from potential buyers and others.

Although confidential information about the seller cannot be discussed, a buyer working with a seller's agent can expect fair and honest service from the seller’s
agent and disclosure of pertinent information about the property.

2. Buyer representation

A real estate brokerage representing a buyer must do what is best for the buyer.

A written contract, called a buyer representation agreement, creates an agency relationship between the buyer and the brokerage, and establishes buyer
representation. It also explains services the brokerage will provide, establishes a fee arrangement for the REALTOR®’s services and specifies what obligations a
buyer may have.

Typically, buyers will be obliged to work exclusively with that brokerage for a period of time.

Confidences a buyer shares with the buyer’s agent must be kept confidential.

Although confidential information about the buyer cannot be disclosed, a seller working with a buyer’s agent can expect to be treated fairly and honestly.

3. Multiple representation

Occasionally a real estate brokerage will represent both the buyer and the seller.

The buyer and seller must consent to this arrangement in writing. Under this multiple representation arrangement, the brokerage must do what is best for both
the buyer and the seller.

Since the brokerage’s loyalty is divided between the buyer and the seller who have conflicting interests, it is absolutely essential that a multiple representation
relationship be properly documented. Representation agreements specifically describe the rights and duties of everyone involved and any limitations to those
rights and duties.

4. Customer service

A real estate brokerage may provide services to buyers and sellers without creating buyer or seller representation. This is called “customer service.”

Under this arrangement, the brokerage can provide many valuable services in a fair and honest manner. This relationship can be set out in a buyer or seller
customer service agreement. Real estate negotiations are often complex and a brokerage may be providing representation and/or customer service to more
than one seller or buyer. The brokerage will disclose these relationships to each buyer and seller.

Who's working for you?

It is important that you understand who the REALTOR® is working for. For example, both the seller and the buyer may have their own agent which means
they each have a REALTOR® who is representing them.

Or, some buyers choose to contact the seller's agent directly. Under this arrangement the REALTOR® is representing the seller, and must do what is best
for the seller, but may provide many valuable customer services to the buyer.

A REALTOR® working with a buyer may even be a “sub-agent” of the seller.

Under sub-agency, both the listing brokerage and the co-operating brokerage must do what is best for the seller even though the sub-agent may provide many
valuable customer services to the buyer.

If the brokerage represents both the seller and the buyer, this is multiple representation.

Code of Ethics

REALTORS® believe it is important that the people they work with understand their agency relationship. That’s why requirements and obligations for
representation and customer service are included in a Code of Ethics which is administered by the Real Estate Council of Ontario.

The Code requires REALTORS® to disclose in writing the nature of the services they are providing, and encourages REALTORS® to obtain written acknowledgement of
that disclosure. The Code also requires REALTORS® to submit written representation and customer service agreements to buyers and sellers.

For the purposes of this information, the term “seller” can be interpreted as “landlord” and “buyer” can mean “tenant”

*REALTOR is a trademark of REALTOR® Canada Inc., a company owned equally by the Canadian Real Estate Association and the National Association of

REALTORS® and refers to registered real estate practitioners who are members of the Canadian Real Estate Association.

* RE/Max holds the Number 1 market share in durham region as of year end 2010. click the #1 graphic for more information.

NOT INTENDED TO SOLICIT PROPERTIES ALREADY LISTED NOR BUYERS SIGNED UNDER A BUYER'S AGENCY AGREEMENT. E. & O.E.

The information contained herein is believed to be accurate, but should not be relied upon without verification.

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