第1101节.德州职业法典第557条要求执照持有人, 至少, answer the party’s questions and present any offer to or from the party. This simply means the agent is required to give the offer to the intended party. This does not require the agent to write the offer or negotiate the terms for the buyer or seller. This requirement is intended to prevent agents from withholding information from their clients. 如果卖方向代理发出报价, 代理商不能坚持报盘, 但必须将报盘转发给买方. 同样的, 如果买方向卖方发出要约, 代理将不得不把报盘转交给卖方.
So, if a buyer gives their agent an offer under a Showing Services agreement, 代理将不得不把报盘转交给卖方. 我们预计这种情况不会经常发生. Also keep in mind that the agency relationship exists only for the Term of the agreement. 如果放映服务协议是一天或一个周末, how likely is it that a buyer will provide an agent with an offer during that short period of time.
Brokers are permitted under the law to agree on which services the broker will provide to their clients. 例如, 有有限的服务,列出经纪人和推荐代理已同意只提供某些服务给他们的客户. 这些经纪人在履行他们在代理协议中同意的有限服务时,仍然必须履行他们的法律和道德责任.