This is also something to ask for when you sign a listing agreement. Lack of performance . Generally, listing agreements allow the agent to secure a buyer by whatever method he or she feels is reasonable. Some sellers, however, insist on a clause in the listing agreement that specifies the type of performance, for example, that the agent will advertise the property at least once a week in a specific newspaper with a specified minimum-size ad. The agent not advertising the property is cause for taking back the listing.
Most agents are very aware of their public image.
The very last thing they want is any fuss with a seller that could result in bad publicity for them. If the agent truly has done something wrong, the board may apply pressure to have the listing returned. If the agent has done something that you think was unethical or even illegal, you can take the matter up with the state real estate board, which handles licensing. For example, there was once an agent who, when soliciting business, would impress sellers by bringing potential buyers by to look at the property before and after signing the listing. One seller happened to know one of the people coming by and the scheme was unraveled.