Agency
A real estate agent who acquires a property they were hired to purchase for a client for their own benefit has committed:
AA minor administrative violation
BA breach of fiduciary duty (self-dealing)✓ Correct
CUnauthorized practice of law
DCommingling of funds
Explanation
An agent who purchases for themselves what they were engaged to purchase for a client commits self-dealing — a serious breach of the fiduciary duty of loyalty.
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