Measures of Suzhou Municipality on the Administration of Real Estate Agents

Chapter I General Provisions Article 1 In order to strengthen the management of real estate brokerage, standardize the behavior of real estate brokerage, maintain the order of the real estate market, and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the parties involved in real estate brokerage activities, these Measures are formulated in accordance with the People's Republic of China (PRC) Urban Real Estate Management Law, the Jiangsu Urban Real Estate Transaction Management Regulations and other laws and regulations, and in combination with the actual situation of this Municipality. Article 2 These Measures shall apply to the real estate brokerage activities and their supervision and management within the administrative area of this Municipality. Article 3 The term "real estate brokerage" as mentioned in these Measures refers to the business activities of real estate brokerage institutions and their real estate brokers to provide clients with professional services such as agency or intermediary in order to facilitate real estate transactions. Article 4 Real estate brokerage activities shall follow the principles of openness, fairness, voluntariness, honesty and credibility. Fifth city real estate administrative departments responsible for the administrative area of the city real estate brokerage institutions for the record, real estate brokerage practitioners qualification and daily supervision and management of real estate brokerage activities.

County-level city real estate administrative departments are responsible for the daily supervision and management of real estate brokerage activities within their respective administrative areas.

Industry and commerce, price, taxation and other departments shall, in accordance with their respective responsibilities, do a good job in the supervision and management of real estate brokerage activities.

The real estate industry association shall strengthen the self-discipline management of the industry, guide the real estate brokerage institutions and their real estate brokerage practitioners to standardize their services and operate legally, abide by professional norms, abide by professional ethics, and accept the business guidance of the real estate administrative department. Chapter II Administration of Institutions and Employees Article 6 A real estate brokerage institution shall meet the following conditions:

(1) Having its own name and organization;

(2) It has a legal fixed business place of not less than 15 square meters;

(3) Having property and funds suitable for its business scope;

(four) there are more than three professionals with real estate brokerage qualifications.

The establishment of a real estate brokerage institution shall apply to the industrial and commercial department for establishment registration and obtain a business license. Article 7 The industrial and commercial departments shall provide the real estate, price and tax departments with the registration, alteration and cancellation of real estate brokerage institutions. Eighth real estate brokerage management to implement the real estate brokerage institution filing system.

Engaged in real estate brokerage activities, real estate brokerage institutions shall be established according to law, and shall be filed by the municipal real estate administrative department.

City real estate administrative departments and real estate industry associations can divide different business credit grades according to the property and funds of real estate brokerage institutions, the number of real estate brokers, business performance, credit status and other conditions, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state and the province, combined with the actual situation of this Municipality, and announce them to the public. Article 9 A real estate brokerage institution shall, within 30 days from the date of obtaining the business license, apply to the real estate administrative department for filing with the following materials:

(1) An application form for a real estate brokerage institution;

(two) a copy of the business license and articles of association, and the identity certificate of the legal representative or person in charge;

(three) the certificate of ownership of the house or the certificate of lease of the house in the legal fixed business place and its copy;

(four) the qualification certificate, registration certificate, labor contract, resident identity card and a copy of the real estate agent.

City real estate administrative departments to meet the conditions for the record, it shall issue a record certificate, and announced to the public.

If the filing matters of real estate brokerage institutions change, they shall go through the filing formalities with the real estate administrative department within 30 days from the date of change. Tenth real estate brokerage institutions can set up branches according to business needs. The filing of branches shall go through relevant procedures in accordance with the provisions of Article 9 of these Measures. Eleventh provinces and cities to carry out real estate brokerage activities in this city, should hold the city's business license and other related materials, to the real estate administrative departments for the record. Article 12 A real estate brokerage institution shall employ persons with real estate brokerage qualifications and go through the registration formalities. Unregistered personnel shall not engage in real estate brokerage activities.

The qualification examination and registration methods for real estate agents shall be implemented in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state and local governments. Thirteenth it is forbidden to forge, alter or lease the qualification certificate, registration certificate and filing certificate of real estate agents. Fourteenth real estate administrative departments and real estate industry associations shall establish and improve the credit file system of real estate brokerage institutions and their real estate brokers.

The real estate administrative department shall inspect the business activities of real estate brokerage institutions and their real estate brokerage practitioners, and record them in the credit files. Fifteenth real estate brokers shall, in accordance with the provisions of the municipal real estate administrative department, receive continuing vocational education and improve their professional skills and professional quality. Chapter III Management of Real Estate Brokerage Behavior Article 16 A real estate brokerage institution shall engage in real estate brokerage activities within the scope of filing according to law. Seventeenth real estate brokerage practitioners to undertake business, should be accepted by their real estate brokerage institutions, not in the name of individuals to accept the commission, charge fees.

Real estate brokerage practitioners shall not serve in more than two real estate brokerage institutions at the same time. Eighteenth real estate brokerage institutions to undertake business, should sign a contract.

The entrustment contract shall use the model contract text formulated by the municipal real estate administrative department and filed by the industrial and commercial department. The contract shall be signed by the real estate broker who performs the business and stamped with the seal of the real estate broker.