Illinois Agency Model Cheat Sheet

Illinois · State License Law — free cheat sheet for the real estate licensing exam.

🏛️ State License Law 📍 Illinois

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Default agency relationship in Illinois = DESIGNATED AGENCY.
The sponsoring broker (firm) appoints individual licensees as designated agents for specific clients.
Designated agents owe full fiduciary-type duties to their own client, not to the whole firm's clients.
Other licensees in the same firm are NOT automatically agents of that client.
Dual agency is permitted only with the informed written consent of all parties.
Licensees may also work with consumers as customers (non-agency) when no agency is created.
Agency duties continue until the transaction closes or the agreement terminates.

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Is Illinois Agency Model Cheat Sheet on the real estate exam?

Yes. State License Law is a scored domain on the Illinois real estate licensing exam, and this topic appears in the state license-law portion.

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Does Illinois test this differently?

Illinois applies its own license law on top of the national portion. This page covers the Illinois rules specifically, which is what the state section of your exam tests.

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