This is an example of what when a real estate agent asks for business cards without a charge?

This is an example of what when a real estate agent asks for business cards without a charge?

• A. Per Se Inducement
• B. Gifts and Gratuities
• C. Normal Courtesy
• D. Unethical Practice

Answer: (A)

Per se inducement is when a licensee offers or accepts anything of value to influence a client’s decision or to secure a transaction. Asking for business cards without charge falls into this because it seeks a valuable service at no cost to help win or steer business. Even though it seems small, it functions as an inducement to engage the licensee’s services, which is prohibited as a per se rule. Normal courtesy would be a modest, non-influential gesture, and gifts and gratuities involve providing something of value rather than requesting it, while this scenario centers on obtaining a free value to influence the outcome.

Per se inducement is when a licensee offers or accepts anything of value to influence a client’s decision or to secure a transaction. Asking for business cards without charge falls into this because it seeks a valuable service at no cost to help win or steer business. Even though it seems small, it functions as an inducement to engage the licensee’s services, which is prohibited as a per se rule. Normal courtesy would be a modest, non-influential gesture, and gifts and gratuities involve providing something of value rather than requesting it, while this scenario centers on obtaining a free value to influence the outcome.