Agency
An Iowa agent who discloses a buyer's motivation (that the buyer must buy quickly due to a job transfer) to the seller's agent is:
AHelping the transaction close faster
BBreaching the duty of confidentiality to the buyer client✓ Correct
CFollowing IREC disclosure rules
DComplying with Iowa's agency disclosure law
Explanation
Disclosing a buyer's motivation or urgency to the other side breaches the agent's duty of confidentiality to the buyer, potentially weakening the buyer's negotiating position.
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