Sub-agent Sub-agent Sub-agent (Sub-agency) is a real estate term in the United States and Canada describing the relationship which a real estate broker and his/her agents have with a buyer of a business, home, or property. Lasting until the early 1990s, the broker provided a conventional full-service, commission-based brokerage relationship under a signed listing agreement only with a seller, thus creating an agency relationship with fiduciary obligations under common law in most of the US and Canada. The seller was then a client of the broker. However, no such agency relationship existed with the buyer, and the broker's agents helped the
Estate agent back. In both cases technology via MLS and idx means that sub agents collaborating can populate many more properties into their websites by working together. There are no formal qualifications required to become an estate agent, however local property knowledge and customer service skills are considered worthwhile. Estate agents are known for their unique way of putting a positive spin on their description of properties. For example, 'in need of modernisation' or 'excellent potential for improvement' may actually mean a great deal of repair work is required to a house; this is necessary to avoid offending any clients who may