Agency
A transaction brokerage relationship in Rhode Island (if permitted) would mean the licensee:
AOwes full fiduciary duties to both buyer and seller
BAssists both parties with the transaction without acting as an agent or owing fiduciary duties to either party✓ Correct
CRepresents only the buyer
DActs solely as an escrow agent
Explanation
A transaction broker (facilitator) assists both parties with completing the transaction but does not represent either party as an agent and does not owe the full range of fiduciary duties to either buyer or seller.
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