Agency
An agent discloses to the buyer that the seller is going through a divorce and must sell quickly. This is a violation of which fiduciary duty?
ALoyalty
BObedience
CConfidentiality✓ Correct
DAccounting
Explanation
Disclosing a client's personal circumstances (such as a divorce or financial urgency) that could weaken their negotiating position violates the fiduciary duty of confidentiality. Such information must be kept private.
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