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An Arizona agent who tells a prospective buyer that a property is 'in the best school district' without verifying school boundaries is potentially guilty of:

APermissible puffing, since statements about school quality are understood as opinion, not fact
BMisrepresentation if the statement is false and material to the buyer's decisionCorrect
CIllegal steering based on the protected-class characteristics of families at that school
DNo violation of any kind, since school boundary information is publicly available

Why Misrepresentation if the statement is false and material to the buyer's decision Is Correct

Answer B: Misrepresentation if the statement is false and material to the buyer's decision

An agent who makes a false material statement—even unintentionally—without verifying its accuracy can be guilty of misrepresentation. School boundaries should be verified with the school district, not assumed or guessed.

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