{"id":3553,"date":"2015-05-02T13:22:21","date_gmt":"2015-05-02T13:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/inspirythemesdemo.com\/realhomes\/?post_type=faq&amp;p=3553"},"modified":"2015-05-02T13:22:21","modified_gmt":"2015-05-02T13:22:21","slug":"what-is-the-difference-between-a-real-estate-agent-and-a-real-estate-broker","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/porta-maris.com\/de\/faq\/what-is-the-difference-between-a-real-estate-agent-and-a-real-estate-broker\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the difference between a real estate agent and a real estate broker?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Most states require real estate sales professionals to be licensed by the state, so that they can control education and experience requirements and have a central authority to resolve consumer problems.<\/p>\n<p>The terminology used to identify real estate professionals varies a little from state to state. Brokers are generally required to have more education and experience than real estate salespersons or agents.<\/p>\n<p>The person you normally deal with is a real estate agent or salesperson. The salesperson is licensed by the state, but must work for a broker. All listings are placed in the broker&#8217;s name, not the salesperson&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p>A broker can deal directly with home buyers and sellers, or can have a staff of salespersons or agents working for him or her. <\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"template":"","faq_groups":[18],"class_list":["post-3553","faq","type-faq","status-publish","hentry","faq-group-agents-faqs"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What is the difference between a real estate agent and a real estate broker? - Porta Maris<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/porta-maris.com\/de\/faq\/what-is-the-difference-between-a-real-estate-agent-and-a-real-estate-broker\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"de_DE\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What is the difference between a real estate agent and a real estate broker? - Porta Maris\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Most states require real estate sales professionals to be licensed by the state, so that they can control education and experience requirements and have a central authority to resolve consumer problems. 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