Agency
An Alaska buyer's agent presents an offer below the listing price. The listing agent tells the buyer's agent that the seller 'needs to get at least $10,000 more than this offer.' This disclosure by the listing agent violates:
AFair housing law
BThe listing agent's duty of confidentiality to the seller✓ Correct
CRESPA anti-kickback provisions
DAlaska's Deceptive Trade Practices Act
Explanation
The listing agent's duty of confidentiality prohibits disclosing the seller's minimum acceptable price or financial motivation to the buyer's agent. Revealing the seller's minimum price undermines the seller's negotiating position and breaches the fiduciary duty owed to the seller.
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