Contracts
A seller who accepts a buyer's offer and then finds a higher offer from another buyer is:
AFree to accept the higher offer
BLegally bound to the first accepted contract and cannot accept a second offer unless the first falls through✓ Correct
CRequired to present both offers to AREC
DAllowed to use the higher offer as leverage to renegotiate the first
Explanation
Once a seller accepts an offer (creating a binding contract), they are legally bound to that contract and cannot accept another offer for the same property unless the first contract is voided.
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