real estate

Real estate broker

Any individual, partnership, association, or corporation that sells (or offers to sell), buys (or offers to buy), or negotiates the purchase, sale, or exchange of real estate; or that leases (or offers to lease), rents (or offers to rent), or negotiates the purchase, sale, or exchange of any real estate or the improvements thereon for others and for a compensation or valuable consideration is considered to be a real estate broker. Without the appropriate licensing, a real estate broker is not allowed to engage in professional activities.