Can a broker also be a selling agent?

Question

This question is for the rules in California.  After a person gets the real estate sales license, the licensee will hang his/her license under a licensed real estate broker, before the licensee goes out to represent the buyer or the seller.  That is understood.

My question is about the broker.  Can the broker (assume he/she also has a sales license, besides the broker license) go out to act as a sales person to represent the buyer or the seller him/herself?

OR, the broker can only take one role at a time, i.e., either as a broker, in this case he/she hires other associate licensees to do the selling/buying, or as a sales licensee, in that case the broker can not hire other associate licensee but do the selling/buying him/herself?

Thanks to help.

Eugene Y. · Answer

Assume a broker John having both the BROKER license and the SALESPERSON license.

1) Can he hangs his SALESPERSON license to a third party broker such as RE/MAX, i.e., this broker is hired by RE/MAX as an independent contractor working as a selling agent,

AND at the mean time,

2) he hires other salesperson licensees to do the sales for himself (since John also holds a BROKER license)?

I mean the broker, John,  is executing two duties at the same time, selling homes himself as a selling agent, but also act as a broker hring other sales agents to do the selling for himself.

Is this allowed by Cal BRE?

Thanks

Kyle J. · Answer

Yes, a broker can also represent buyers and/or sellers. Some brokers don't even have other sales people that work under them.

Eugene Y. · Answer

I have already known that.  My question is about the broker.

Can the broker (assume he/she also has a sales license, besides the broker license) go out to act as a sales person to represent the buyer or the seller him/herself?

OR,

the broker can only take one role at a time, i.e., either as a broker, in this case he/she hires other associate licensees to do the selling/buying, or as a sales licensee, in that case the broker can not hire other associate licensee but do the selling/buying him/herself?

Jim Keller · Answer

As an agent you work and your license is held under a brokers license.  Depending on the agrement you have with your broker, he or she may have the right to do whatever they want to do with your listing that you obtain for them.