Answers to Your Questions About Jan. 1 New Showing Rules

New rules regarding showings and written agreements go into effect tomorrow, Jan. 1, 2026. Visit the Written Agreement FAQs for answers to your questions, including:

• Can you show property to a buyer or tenant without representation?
• Do you need a written agreement to show property without representation?
• Do brokers have to allow their agents to show property without representation?
• Can you show a commercial property to a customer without representation?
• Is a written agreement required to show commercial properties to prospective buyers?
• When do you use the Unrepresented Customer Showing Form (TXR 1508)?
• What do you do when you represent the seller and an unrepresented prospective buyer wants you to show them the property?
• If you’ve shown residential property to a customer without representation and he wants you to find more properties to view, what do you do?
• What is the difference between using the Unrepresented Customer Showing Form (TXR 1508) and using the Residential Buyer/Tenant Representation Agreement – Short Form (TXR 1507) and marking “Showing services?”

See the Written Agreement FAQs.