What offers must be submitted to the seller?

• A. Only written offers
• B. All offers, including oral offers
• C. Offers greater than asking price only
• D. No offers unless in writing

Answer: (B)

All offers must be presented to the seller, including oral offers, because the listing agent has a duty to disclose every potential deal so the seller can decide how to respond. Even though an oral offer may need to be reduced to writing to become enforceable, it’s still a real proposal the seller should know about so they can evaluate it and decide whether to pursue it or counter.

Choosing only written offers would miss verbal proposals, and focusing only on offers above asking would ignore legitimate opportunities the seller might consider. Requiring offers to be in writing before they’re shown would similarly prevent the seller from seeing potential deals in a timely way.