A seller can engage the services of a real estate agent to sell his property (called the listing agent) and the real estate agent is then the agent for the seller who becomes the agent's client. This means that the real estate agent represents the seller. The agent owes the seller undivided loyalty, reasonable care, disclosure, obedience to lawful instruction, confidentiality, and accountability, provided, however, that the agent must disclose, known material defects in the real estate. The agent must put the seller's interests first and negotiate for the best price and terms for their client, the seller.
(The seller may authorize sub-agents to represent him/her in marketing its property to buyers, however the seller should be aware that wrongful action by the real estate agent of sub-agents may subject the seller to legal liability for those wrongful actions.)
