Agency
A New York buyer's agent owes which of the following duties to the buyer-client?
ALoyalty, confidentiality, disclosure, obedience, reasonable care, and accounting✓ Correct
BOnly to disclose the listing price and property condition
CThe same duties owed to the seller because New York requires neutrality
DNo fiduciary duties; buyer's agents are merely facilitators
Explanation
A buyer's agent in New York owes the full set of fiduciary duties: loyalty, confidentiality, disclosure, obedience (to lawful instructions), reasonable care, and accounting. These duties run exclusively to the buyer-client, not to the seller.
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