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Listing agent question card

Interview more than one, ask all of them the same things, and write the answers down.

Last verified: July 31, 2026

You will interview two or three agents and then sign a contract that runs for months. These are the questions worth asking before you sign it — not after, when the terms are already fixed.

Built from the research behind what you’re signing when you list — the term, the holdover clause and the cancellation terms cause most listing disputes, and all three are negotiable before signature and fixed afterwards.

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1. The price they suggest Evidence, not a number

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2. The fee, in full Total, splits, tax, and what changes it

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3. The agreement itself Term, holdover, cancellation — where disputes come from

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4. How offers are handled Agree this before there is one on the table

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5. What they actually do Marketing, showings, and who turns up

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