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Illinois's Designated Agency Representation Model

Illinois · State License Law — free study notes for the real estate licensing exam.

🏛️ State License Law 📍 Illinois

📖 What you need to know

Illinois uses DESIGNATED AGENCY as the default representation model under the Real Estate License Act of 2000. This means the sponsoring broker (the brokerage) names a specific licensee as the designated agent for a given client, and that agent owes full fiduciary-style statutory duties to that client. Because agency is designated to individual licensees rather than the whole firm, the same brokerage can represent both buyer and seller in a transaction through different designated agents without it automatically becoming undisclosed dual agency.

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Questions students ask

Is Illinois's Designated Agency Representation Model 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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