Agency
Which of the following actions would be a violation of an agent's duty of loyalty?
APresenting all offers to the seller
BSecretly purchasing a client's property below market value✓ Correct
CDisclosing material defects to the buyer
DKeeping confidential information private
Explanation
The duty of loyalty requires an agent to act in the client's best interest above their own. Secretly purchasing a client's property below market value is a self-dealing breach of loyalty.
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