What is a exclusive listing agreement?
A property owner appoints a real estate agent or brokerage as the exclusive agent to sell their property — list price, listing period, commission, marketing, viewings and the protection period after it ends. Start from this template in FileIt eSignature: fill in the blanks, add the people who sign, and send it. Everyone signs online and the signed PDF is filed in your vault.
What you fill in
21 blanks, then the name and email of each person who signs: seller, listing agent.
1 The parties
- Date of this agreement*
- Seller name(s)*
- Seller's address*
- Brokerage or agency*
- Responsible agent*
- Agent or brokerage licence number (optional)
2 The property
- Property address*
- Items included in the sale (optional)
- Items excluded from the sale (optional)
3 Price and term
- Currency*
- List (asking) price*
- Listing starts*
- Listing ends*
- Type of exclusivity* exclusive right to sell: commission is payable if the Property is sold during the Listing Period by anyone, including the Seller · exclusive agency: commission is payable if the Property is sold during the Listing Period by any agent, but not if the Seller sells it privately to a buyer the Seller found without any agent's help
4 Commission
- Commission*
- Share offered to a buyer's agent (optional)
- Protection period after the listing ends (days)*
5 Marketing
- Marketing the agent will do*
- Marketing costs* are included in the commission, and the Seller pays nothing more if the Property does not sell · are paid by the Seller as agreed in writing in advance, whether or not the Property sells
6 Other terms
- Governing law*
- Required disclosures attached (optional)
7 Who signs
- Seller signature and date, initials on every page · The owner of the property. If it is owned jointly, all owners should sign — send a copy to each, or check that one owner can sign for all.
- Listing agent signature and date, job title, initials on every page · The agent signing for the brokerage or estate agency.
What the exclusive listing agreement covers
- Appointment
- Price and offers
- Commission
- Marketing and viewings
- Seller's information
- Brokerage's duties
- Ending early
- General
Sign it online in minutes
- Fill in the blanks. Names, dates and amounts go straight into the agreement — the preview shows exactly where.
- Name who signs. Tick “This is me” for your own part. FileIt builds the PDF with every signature, date and initials box on the right line, and you can check or move anything before sending.
- Send it. Each signer gets a secure link and signs from any device — no account needed. The signed PDF, with an audit trail and a Certificate of Completion, is filed in your vault and emailed to everyone.