Brokerage Relationships and Disclosures

Brokerage Relationships and Disclosures: Master Agency. Protect Your Clients. Stay Compliant.

Navigate Fiduciary Duties with Confidence. Avoid Costly Agency Mistakes.

3-Hour Maryland Continuing Education Course | Category H – MREC Agency-Residential | Live Online via Zoom

Understanding brokerage relationships and disclosures is essential to your success as a Maryland real estate professional. This Maryland agency continuing education course provides an in-depth analysis of agency creation, fiduciary responsibilities, and disclosure requirements so you can confidently represent clients while staying compliant with MREC regulations.

Whether you're navigating dual agency scenarios, understanding your duties as a transaction agent, or ensuring proper disclosure to all parties, this course gives you the knowledge and confidence to handle complex agency relationships in real estate with professionalism and legal precision.

In just 3 hours, you'll gain critical insights into:

• Agency creation in real estate transactions and the different types of agency representations
• Fiduciary responsibilities including loyalty, obedience, trust, confidence, skill, diligence, accountability, care, and full disclosure
• How your duties vary based on whom you are representing (buyer, seller, or both)
• The concept of sub-agency and how it affects your practice
• Disclosed dual agency vs. undisclosed dual agency and the legal implications
• Remedies for breach of fiduciary duties and how to protect yourself
• Obligations to non-principals and the abolition of caveat emptor law in Maryland
• Disclosure requirements and when they must be made

Key Topics Include:

• Different types of real estate agency relationships (seller's agent, buyer's agent, dual agent, transaction agent)
• Agent's common-law duties and regulatory requirements
• Duties of real estate transaction agents in Maryland
• Recent developments in Maryland agency law and MREC policy updates
• How to properly terminate agency relationships
• Interactive agency scenario roleplays to practice real-world situations
• MREC license renewal policies and compliance requirements
• Case studies and practical applications

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Course Format: Live, Interactive & Convenient

• Delivered via Zoom by experienced Maryland real estate instructors
• Interactive Q&A – get your specific questions answered in real time
• Live roleplay scenarios to practice agency disclosure and representation
• Attend from anywhere – home, office, or on the go (must be stationary for the course, cannot be driving, etc)
• Full credit upon completion – meets Maryland continuing education requirements for real estate license renewal

Course Requirements & Policies

To receive credit for this course, you must:

• ✓ Attend the entire 3-hour session from start to finish
• ✓ Keep your camera ON for the full duration of the class (required for credit verification)
• ✓ Arrive on time – late arrivals will not receive course credit

Cancellation & Rescheduling Policy:

• No refunds or reschedules within 24 hours of class start time
• Cancellations made more than 24 hours in advance may receive account credit toward future Tristar Academy courses
• No-shows and camera-off violations will not receive credit or refunds

Who Should Take This Maryland Agency Course?

• Licensed Maryland real estate agents and brokers seeking Category H continuing education credit
• Licensees who are licensed before October 1, 2023 and this is not their first-renewal.
• Experienced professionals who want to refresh their knowledge of fiduciary duties and disclosure requirements
• Anyone committed to representing clients ethically and in full compliance with MREC regulations

This live online real estate education course satisfies Maryland broker and agent CE requirements for MREC Agency-Residential. Tristar Academy is approved by the Maryland Real Estate Commission for continuing education.