Is the real estate agent an intermediary?

Real estate agents refer to natural persons and legal persons who act as intermediaries to facilitate real estate transactions and collect commissions in transactions such as the sale, lease and transfer of houses and land.

Anyone engaged in real estate sales belongs to a real estate agent. However, due to the characteristics of real estate sales in China, now we generally refer to those engaged in the sale of first-hand houses as real estate agents or property consultants, and those engaged in second-hand housing transactions as real estate agents. Real estate agent is a part of real estate agency. Real estate agency mainly consists of three parts: real estate consultation, real estate evaluation and real estate broker. In daily life, real estate agents are often called "housing agents" or "second-hand housing agents".