Agency
In Tennessee, an agent who makes a promise about a property that cannot be kept (such as guaranteeing a specific appreciation rate) is engaged in:
APuffery
BMisrepresentation or fraudulent inducement✓ Correct
CLegitimate marketing
DAgency disclosure
Explanation
Guaranteeing specific future results (like appreciation rates) that the agent cannot know or control crosses from puffery into misrepresentation or fraudulent inducement, potentially giving the buyer grounds to rescind.
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