"That means it can take three days for an exclusive listing to get into the system," she said.

An exclusive listing, on the other hand, is treated quite differently.

Choose just one or two, as in China there are no exclusive listings, so almost all agencies have access to the same properties.

He added that such agreements, like all exclusive listing accords, were typically in writing.

One alternative to an exclusive listing is an open listing.

They spent six months shackled to one brokerage by an exclusive listing agreement.

As a buyers' broker, they are entitled to show their customers any house on the market, even exclusive listings.

"We established rules and regulations for 265 firms to send to each other their exclusive listing.

Some brokers are posting exclusive listings from other firms on their own Web sites.

He landed his first exclusive listing in May.

Inspects exclusive listings (about two-thirds of properties handled) once a year.

She got her first exclusive listing unusually early, just three months after she joined Corcoran.

Examples of where an illustration may serve as a type are (this is not an exclusive listing):

(Rarely can one person oversee more than three or four exclusive listings.)

Exclusive listings of short duration with property properly priced, give the greatest satisfaction to all parties concerned.

They accepted a broker's argument that the promise of a full commission would produce more customers in an exclusive listing, and signed such an agreement.

Real estate brokers say consumers need to do their homework when choosing the firm that will best represent an exclusive listing.

Sales of those exclusive listings are not always reported to the Multiple Listing Service.

In Canada, this is referred to as an "Exclusive Listing".

Today, a Manhattan firm may send an exclusive listing to five competitors or 200, depending on preferences of the seller and the broker.

Owners seeking to rent have the option of using the open listing system or giving one agency an exclusive listing.

So, perhaps paradoxically, one brokerage company's exclusive listing may - or may not - be immediately shared with other companies.

The big story this month on the senior circuit is an exclusive listing of the 50 "sexiest" celebrities who are over 50 years old.

The advantage to the owner is that a broker with an exclusive listing can be expected to make a much stronger effort to find a customer.

Scour other brokers' Web sites for exclusive listings and post them on your own site to reel in new buyers.