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title: "Agency broker — Class A Atlas glossary"
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> Broker who exclusively represents landlords.

## TL;DR

- Broker who exclusively represents landlords.
- Markets vacant space, negotiates against tenant reps, and collects the leasing commission.

# Agency broker

*Advisory · US*

## Short definition

Broker who exclusively represents landlords.

## Full definition

Markets vacant space, negotiates against tenant reps, and collects the leasing commission. Increasingly siloed from tenant-rep practice in major US firms to manage conflicts.

## Why this matters for Class A leasing

Agency broker is part of the advisory vocabulary that institutional [Class A](/glossary/class-a) occupiers, landlords, and advisers use across US markets. Understanding it correctly affects how you read lease documents, model occupancy economics, and benchmark deal terms across cities. Class A Atlas tracks the US definition alongside the global standard so [cross-border](/topics/cross-border-expansion) occupiers can translate quickly.

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Citation: Source: Class A Atlas (https://classa.info/glossary/agency-broker), updated 2026-04-01T00:00:00.000Z.