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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can!, St. George Utah Area Residential Sales Agent (Red Rock Real Estate (435) 632-9374)

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Roy Barker
Dockside Realty, Inc. - Santa Rosa Beach, FL
Serving your Florida Real Estate needs!

In Florida Dual Agency is illegal, but not 'clients'.  Clients are those buyers or sellers with a single agency relationship and customers are generally those with transaction broker relationships.

May 30, 2015 12:05 AM
Rainmaker
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Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Andover, MA
Andover, MA: Andover Luxury Homes For Sale

Wanda Kubat-Nerdin thanks for sharing the difference.

May 29, 2015 10:10 AM
Rainmaker
4,800,082
Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

In Florida a client would be one that I have a single agent broker agreement signed with and I act as their fiduciary.  Typically, in Florida we act as Transaction brokers, and while many claim to have clients, they are actually working with customers.

May 29, 2015 06:29 AM
Rainmaker
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Michael Setunsky
Woodbridge, VA
Your Commercial Real Estate Link to Northern VA

Wanda Kubat-Nerdin This is also true in my State.

May 29, 2015 02:43 AM
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Dama Scott
One World Realty, Inc. - Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Evergrene Resident Specialist

Really, Client is illegal in Florida?  Where would I verify that?  I'm surprised to hear that.

May 29, 2015 01:47 AM
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Janice Traub
West End Cages / http://www.WestEndCages.com / (770) 676-1645 - Atlanta, GA
#1 Fabricator of Solid Steel AC Security Cages

Is it the difference between A Buyer Agency/Listing Agreement and no contractual agreement?

May 29, 2015 12:49 AM
Rainmaker
474,392
Bill Dandridge
MKB, Realtors - Roanoke, VA
GREEN, ABR, GRI, EcoBroker

It is the same here in North Carolina.

May 29, 2015 12:45 AM
Rainmaker
3,071,489
Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers
Serving the Greater Phoenix and Scottsdale Metropolitan Area - Scottsdale, AZ
Haven Express @ Keller Williams Arizona Realty

Why yes I do!

Feb 08, 2018 05:32 AM
Rainmaker
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Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
REALTOR®, Broker

In Texas it is somewhat ture; however we can have a client who does not sign an agreement and we can establish agency verbally or through our actions (not the preferred way).

May 29, 2015 10:44 PM
Rainmaker
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Troy Erickson AZ Realtor (602) 295-6807
HomeSmart - Chandler, AZ
Your Chandler, Ahwatukee, and East Valley Realtor

Wanda - I am sure the difference between client and customer is the same here in Arizona. I am also pretty sure that not too many people know or understand the difference.

May 29, 2015 03:47 PM
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Hi Wanda -- as far as I am aware in California those two terms are interchangeable and purely for the sake of semantics.     

May 29, 2015 03:10 PM
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Tammy Lankford,
Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668 - Eatonton, GA
Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville

Yes I do.  And I make sure that folks who contact us about working with them understand the difference too.

May 29, 2015 12:11 PM
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Eve Alexander
Buyers Broker of Florida - Tampa, FL
Exclusively Representing ONLY Tampa Home Buyers

OMG how do some agents get a license???

FLORIDA DOES HAVE CLIENT STATUS.  Representation (sellers agent, buyers agent) equals single agency which is HAVING A CLIENT. 

Transaction brokers have no fiduciary duties and therefore have only customers, not clients.

Duties for being a client or customer is the SAME in EVERY STATE.  It does not vary.

Client=representation=fiduciary duties=sellers agent or buyers agent

Customer=No representation=no fiduciary duties

A RELATIONSHIPS HAS TO BE ESTABLISHED IN ORDER TO HAVE A CLIENT.

Eve 

May 29, 2015 03:25 AM