Agency Relationships in Mississippi
Mississippi law requires clear disclosure of who a broker represents and defines the recognized brokerage relationships. This chapter explains the agency disclosure, client duties, and dual agency.
Agency Disclosure
Mississippi requires the licensee to provide the agency disclosure form at first substantive contact concerning a specific property, before confidential information is exchanged. The form identifies whether the licensee is acting as a seller's agent, a buyer's agent, or a disclosed dual agent. Early disclosure lets consumers understand representation before revealing negotiating information.
Duties to Clients and Customers
A licensee who represents a client owes agency duties including loyalty, obedience to lawful instructions, confidentiality, reasonable care, accounting, and disclosure of material facts. Toward a customer who is not a client, the licensee still owes honesty and disclosure of known material defects. These duties frame how the licensee negotiates and advises in a transaction.
Dual Agency
Mississippi permits disclosed dual agency, in which the same broker represents both the seller and the buyer, only with the informed written consent of both parties. Because a dual agent cannot fully advocate for either side, the licensee must keep each party's confidential information from the other. Consent is documented in the agency disclosure and representation agreements.
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State-specific details
State exam facts
- State regulator
- Mississippi Real Estate Commission (MREC)
- Exam vendor
- Pearson VUE
- Prelicensing education
- 60 hours of approved salesperson pre-license education
How many prelicensing hours does Mississippi require to become a real estate agent?
Mississippi requires a 60-hour salesperson pre-license course approved by the Mississippi Real Estate Commission before you sit for the state exam.
Who licenses real estate agents in Mississippi?
The Mississippi Real Estate Commission (MREC) licenses salespersons and brokers. MREC uses Pearson VUE to deliver the exam.
How is the Mississippi salesperson exam structured?
The Mississippi salesperson exam is delivered by Pearson VUE with a national portion and a Mississippi state portion, scored separately; you must pass both. Confirm the current scored-question counts in the Pearson VUE Candidate Handbook.
Sources: https://www.mrec.ms.gov/licensing/, https://home.pearsonvue.com/ms/realestate
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