Contracts
Under Massachusetts real estate practice, a 'brokerage cooperation agreement' between two competing firms is used to:
AShare confidential client information
BEstablish the terms for cooperating on a transaction, including commission splits✓ Correct
CMerge the two brokerages
DRegulate advertising between firms
Explanation
A brokerage cooperation agreement (or cooperative brokerage agreement) formalizes the arrangement between listing and selling brokers in a transaction, including how the commission will be divided.
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