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In this breach of contract action, Jonathan Brian Roberts Case No. A07A0248 and Angela Dunn Roberts Case No. A07A0330 appeal from the trial court’s grant of summary judgment against them and in favor of Coldwell Banker Kinard Realty “Coldwell-Banker”. Finding that the trial court erred in holding that Coldwell-Banker was contractually entitled to a commission on the sale of the Roberts’ home, we reverse. “On appeal from a grant of summary judgment, we conduct a de novo review of the evidence to determine if there exists a genuine issue of material fact and whether the undisputed facts, viewed in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party, entitle the movant to judgment as a matter of law.” Citation omitted. Wachovia Bank v. Moody Bible Institute of Chicago 283 Ga. App. 488, 489 642 SE2d 118 2007.

So viewed, the evidence shows that on March 31, 2005, while the Roberts were in the middle of a contested divorce, the parties entered into an “Exclusive Seller Listing Agreement” the “Listing Agreement”, under which Coldwell-Banker became the Roberts’ agent for the purpose of selling their home. Paragraph 5 of the Listing Agreement provided that Coldwell-Banker would be entitled to a 6 commission if: 1 the property sold during the term of the Listing Agreement; or 2 the property sold within 180 days after the expiration of that agreement, provided that the buyer was “introduced to the property by the Broker” while the Listing Agreement was in effect. The Listing Agreement expired on June 30, 2005.

 
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