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Subagent

An agent authorized to act for another agent's principal and who owes agency duties to that principal.

Direct answer

What does Subagent mean?

An agent authorized to act for another agent's principal and who owes agency duties to that principal.

Exam cue: Track the principal. A subagent represents the principal of the appointing agent, not the other transaction party.

What does it look like in a question?

New York example

A cooperating agent accepts a subagency relationship with the seller through the listing broker.

Common exam trap

What should you not confuse it with?

A broker's agent is not a subagent of the hiring broker's principal under the section 443 definition.

Related agency terms

AccountingThe fiduciary duty to safeguard and properly account for money, documents and property entrusted to the agent.AgencyA relationship in which an agent is authorized to act for a principal and owes duties within that relationship.Broker's agentAn agent who cooperates with or is engaged by another agent without becoming a subagent of that agent's principal.ClientA principal who is represented by a real estate agent.CustomerA person who receives services from a licensee but is not represented by that licensee as an agent.Designated sales agentA sales agent appointed within a disclosed dual agency arrangement to advocate for one principal in negotiations.
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