Agency
Fiduciary duties owed by a Rhode Island buyer's agent to their client include all of the following EXCEPT:
ALoyalty
BDisclosure of all material facts known about the property
CObedience to all lawful instructions✓ Correct
DPrioritizing the seller's financial interests
Explanation
A buyer's agent owes fiduciary duties — loyalty, disclosure, obedience, confidentiality, reasonable care, and accounting — to the buyer client. Prioritizing the seller's interests would be a breach of the agent's duty to the buyer.
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