Listing Contract
1. An employment contract between an owner and a licensed real estate broker entered into for the purpose of the broker providing services to find ready, willing and able persons to buy, rent or lease a particular property under the terms specified in the contract for an identified period of time and where the owner agrees to pay certain identified compensation. In addition, it usually authorizes the broker to be the agent of the owner/principal and to perform services for the principal in a fiduciary capacity involving the principal’s identified property. 2. The employment of a licensed real estate broker by a prospective purchaser or lessee to locate property to purchase or lease can also broadly be considered a type of listing.