No commission is payable to the brokerage firm when the buyer, who is licensed, purchases a property listed with that firm. Which statement best reflects this?

• A. The buyer is licensed and purchases a property listed with that brokerage firm
• B. The buyer is licensed and purchases a property not listed with that firm
• C. The seller purchases the property
• D. The buyer is unlicensed and purchases a listed property

Answer: (A)

When a licensed buyer buys a property that is listed with the same brokerage, no separate commission is due from the buyer to that brokerage. The seller is the one who pays the listing commission, and that amount is shared between the listing broker and the buyer’s broker within the same firm. Since the transaction is entirely within the same brokerage, there isn’t a second, outside commission to pay to the buyer’s firm.

So, the scenario described—licensed buyer purchasing a property listed with the same brokerage—fits the idea that no additional commission is payable to that brokerage.

If the property were not listed with that firm, the buyer’s firm would typically still be involved as the buyer’s representation, and a commission arrangement would exist between the seller’s side and the buyer’s side, so there wouldn’t be a situation of no commission. The other choices describe different situations that don’t align with the payment flow of commissions in this specific case.