Real estate broker

Any individual, partnership, association, or corporation that sells (or offers to sell), buys (or offers to buy), or negotiates the purchase, sale, or exchange of real estate; or that leases (or offers to lease), rents (or offers to rent), or negotiates the purchase, sale, or exchange of any real estate or the improvements thereon for others and for a compensation or valuable consideration is considered to be a real estate broker. Without the appropriate licensing, a real estate broker is not allowed to engage in professional activities.