What is an intermediary company? What is the specific role of housing agency?

Nowadays, urbanites have long working hours, fast pace of life and great economic pressure. When they want to buy a house, rent a house or buy or sell a second-hand house, they will entrust a real estate agent to help them. However, many friends are not so clear about the definition of real estate agency, which also lays a hidden danger for us in the real estate transaction process. If you want to avoid being cheated and spend less money in the transaction process, you must know what an intermediary company is and what is the specific role of a real estate agent? Let's have a look.

What is an intermediary company?

(1) Notary intermediaries specifically refer to institutions that provide price evaluation and enterprise credit evaluation services such as land, real estate, goods and intangible assets, as well as arbitration, inspection, appraisal, certification and notarization services.

(2) Agency agencies specifically refer to those agencies that provide lawyers, accountants, adoption services and patent, trademark, enterprise registration, taxation, customs declaration and visa agency services;

(3) Information technology service intermediaries specifically refer to institutions that provide consulting, bidding, auction, job introduction, marriage introduction and advertising design services.

To strengthen the effectiveness of external corporate governance mechanism, it is necessary to reduce the information asymmetry between principals and agents and improve the transparency of listed companies. Through the financial reports and other information disclosed by listed companies, investors can understand the financial status, operating results and management performance of listed companies, so as to make investment decisions. In order to gain the public's trust, the financial report prepared by the management must be audited by various intermediaries such as accounting firms, law firms, asset appraisal institutions and investment banks, and provide authentication opinions.

Therefore, whether all kinds of intermediaries, especially accounting firms that independently audit the financial accounting information of listed companies and investment banks that undertake the lead underwriting responsibility in the issuance of new shares of listed companies can fully fulfill their fiduciary responsibilities and ensure the authenticity and reliability of financial information is of positive significance to improving the governance level of listed companies.

What is the specific role of housing agency?

In the supply and demand market of real estate development, operation and consumption, the institutions that provide evaluation, transaction, agency, consultation and after-care services for transaction objects are generally called housing agencies or real estate transaction evaluation companies. A perfect housing intermediary system includes housing transaction, financing mortgage, property management and other consulting services related to housing transaction. Intermediary services provided generally include real estate transactions, leasing and exchange agency business; Provide consulting services in real estate planning, advertising, building mortgage, financing loan, property evaluation and property management.

Investing in home ownership, business organizations or individuals can entrust the idea of buying and selling (or leasing) buildings, housing ownership, resource location, seat number and other needs to intermediary companies, and the company will provide customers with quality services at the fastest time and reasonable price, and at the same time assist in handling various services such as real estate assessment, transfer, bank mortgage, property management, ownership certificate and voucher. This can save trouble and time, get the best choice and meet the satisfactory requirements.

The position and function of housing agency in the above-mentioned fields are mainly to provide reasonable, just and fair transactions for buyers and sellers, and to provide after-care consulting services. Of course, this service requires a reasonable fee.

Real estate intermediary service fees shall be collected by real estate intermediary service institutions according to the charging standards, and invoices shall be issued to pay taxes according to law. Real estate intermediary service charges shall be clearly marked, and intermediary service institutions shall announce their charging items, service contents, charging methods, charging standards and other matters in a prominent position in their business premises or payment places.