A Massachusetts salesperson works through and under an employing broker, rather than operating an independent brokerage. Advertising a brokerage listing is therefore permissible when the salesperson complies with Massachusetts advertising requirements and identifies the employing broker appropriately.

Option B is clearly incorrect. Massachusetts professional-practice regulations require deposit or escrow money received by an affiliated salesperson to be turned over promptly to the broker. A salesperson cannot independently maintain or control client escrow funds. The Board ' s guidance likewise explains that authority over the escrow account belongs to the broker.

Option A has been deliberately clarified from the ambiguous wording in the source bank. A salesperson may participate extensively in obtaining listings and servicing sellers on the broker ' s behalf, because Massachusetts defines a salesperson as someone who may perform essentially the activities described for a broker, except for completing/finally negotiating a transaction. However, the listing belongs to the brokerage relationship; a salesperson cannot independently take the listing in their own brokerage capacity.

Massachusetts advertising rules also prohibit a salesperson from advertising real estate brokerage services solely under the salesperson ' s own name. Thus C is the single defensible answer.

Study Guide Reference: Massachusetts License Law — salesperson authority, broker supervision, escrow and advertising.