# Wis. Admin. Code REEB § 24.02: Definitions > Wisconsin · Regulations · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_REEB_24_02 ## Section - **Citation:** Wis. Admin. Code REEB § 24.02 - **Heading:** Definitions - **Jurisdiction:** Wisconsin - **Kind:** Regulations - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Wisconsin Administrative Code / REEB / Chapter REEB 24 / § REEB 24.02 ## Text Definitions. (1) “Adverse fact” means any of the following: (a) A condition or occurrence that is generally recognized by a competent licensee as doing any of the following: 1. Significantly and adversely affecting the value of the property. 2. Significantly reducing the structural integrity of improvements to real estate. 3. Presenting a significant health risk to occupants of the property. (b) Information that indicates that a party to a transaction is not able to or does not intend to meet his or her obligations under a contract or agreement made concerning the transaction. (3) “Brokerage service” means any service described under s. 452.01 (2) , Stats., provided to a person by a firm and any licensees associated with the firm. (4) “Builder” means any person engaged in the business of constructing homes without a buyer under contract or constructing homes under a contract with the buyer. (5) “Buyer’s firm” means a firm who has an agency agreement with a buyer. (7) “Commonly controlled corporation” means one of 2 or more corporations in which the same person or persons own stock in each of the corporations, possessing at least 80% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock entitled to vote and at least 80% of the total number of shares of all other classes of stock of the corporations. (10) “Effectively controlled” means having the power or authority to cause the transfer of an interest in real estate for oneself or another but does not include the authority conferred by a real estate listing contract. (12) “Material adverse fact” means an adverse fact that a party indicates is of such significance, or that is generally recognized by a competent licensee as being of such significance to a reasonable party, that it affects or would affect the party’s decision to enter into a contract or agreement concerning a transaction or affects or would affect the party’s decision about the terms of such a contract or agreement. se fact” means an adverse fact that a party indicates is of such significance, or that is generally recognized by a competent licensee as being of such significance to a reasonable party, that it affects or would affect the party’s decision to enter into a contract or agreement concerning a transaction or affects or would affect the party’s decision about the terms of such a contract or agreement. (13) “Party” means a person seeking to engage in a transaction. (13m) “Principal firm” means a firm that engages a subagent to provide brokerage services in a transaction. (14) “Qualified third party” means a federal, state or local governmental agency, or any person whom the licensee or a party to the real estate transaction reasonably believes has the expertise necessary to meet the industry standards of practice for the type of inspection or investigation that has been conducted by the third party in order to prepare the written report described in s. 452.23 (2) (b) , Stats. (15) “Secured lender” means an individual or organization originating a loan in a real estate or business opportunity transaction secured by real estate or by the assets of a business or a business opportunity. (16) “Real estate practice” means engaging in conduct that requires a license under ch. 452 , Stats. (16m) “Right of first refusal” means the right of a person to have the first opportunity to purchase or lease real property. (18) “Transaction” means the sale, exchange, purchase or rental of, or the granting or acceptance of an option, exchange, purchase or rent, an interest in real estate, a business, or a business opportunity. (19) “Written proposal” means any written document provided by one party to another during the course of a transaction, including notices, offers, counteroffers, options, exchanges, rental agreements, and amendments. ## Nearby sections - [Wis. Admin. Code REEB § 24.01 Authority and intent](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_REEB_24_01.md) - [Wis. Admin. Code REEB § 24.02 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_REEB_24_02.md) - [Wis. Admin. Code REEB § 24.03 Competent services](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_REEB_24_03.md) - [Wis. Admin. Code REEB § 24.04 Advertising](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_REEB_24_04.md) - [Wis. Admin. 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