Qinhuai cultural relics record that there are real estate agents around. At that time, the intermediary was called Fang Yazi, who was responsible for helping people change houses, buy houses, get loans and rent houses.
"The Scholars" mentioned that "I'm crossing Huaiqing Bridge now, and I haven't had time to get familiar with hengshan road, so I found a house. I saw several river houses all the way, and I didn't like them until I saw Dongshuiguan. This year is the year of rural examination, and the river room is the most expensive. This house costs eight taels of silver a month. Now Fang Yazi and the landlord have written a lease to Lujia, Cangjie House, and paid sixteen taels of silver. "
The history of Fang Yazi
In the ancient and modern markets of China, brokers who introduce transactions for buyers and sellers of real estate and evaluate the quality and price of real estate products are called houses and houses. According to historical records, people call the broker who is engaged in real estate brokerage in the housing office Fang Yazi.
The development of real estate agency has never left the historical stage. Since its birth, the real estate brokerage industry has played an indispensable role in the field of second-hand housing leasing and trading. Not to mention it has played a great role in promoting the development of the whole real estate industry, but the real estate brokerage industry has a huge impact on second-hand housing transactions.
In the Song Dynasty, Fang Ya had a variety of things to do, with three functions: intermediary, evaluation and registration agency. More importantly, they must also supervise both parties to the transaction to pay taxes according to regulations. Specifically, Fang Ya is a mixture of four occupations: real estate broker, real estate appraiser, real estate registration agent and tax inspector.