A licensee must disclose any brokerage relationship that licensee has with another party to the transaction upon having a substantive discussion about a specific property

All dealings concerning property exclusively listed, or with buyer/tenants who are subject to an exclusive agreement shall be carried on with the client's agent or broker, and not with the client . . .

A discussion like how does this Tudor home compare to the one down the street,” moves conversation into a discussion about a specific property.

Sub-agency is one type of brokerage relationship. It was the predominant method of establishing a brokerage relationship until the mid 1990s.

The listing agent and sub-agent both represent the seller while the buyer remains unrepresented in the real estate transaction

A listing agent should discuss sub-agency with a seller when taking a listing to determine whether or not the seller will consent to sub-agency.

A buyer may decline to work with a sub-agent if he or she prefers to work with a real estate licensee under a buyer agency or non-agency.

A few listing agents have mistakenly told clients that sub-agency is a listing firm’s share of the commission while buyer agency is the buyer-broker’s share.

A listing agent does not have to pay a cooperative compensation to more than one cooperating firm.

If a manufactured [mobile] home has wheels and/or other equipment used for mobility, it is considered to be a vehicle, and therefore personal property

Brokerage relationship shall commence at the time that a client engages a licensee and shall continue until the termination date or other conditions prescribed in the contractual agreement.

Designated Agent” or “Designated Representative” means a licensee who has been assigned by a principal or supervising broker to represent ...

Dual Agent” or “Dual Representative” means a licensee who has a “brokerage relationship” with both seller and buyer in the same real estate transaction.

The code of Virginia sets forth what services a dual agent cannot provide.

The agency relationship is limited in scope to the services the client has selected. However, a limited service agent still owes all the same duties to the client as a regular agent.

A limited service agent is an agent who performs limited services selected by the client.

A non-agent is a person who does not represent the customer as an agent of that client. Rather that person is simply performing ministerial acts on behalf of the customer.