Agency
A Utah agent shows a buyer homes. The buyer reveals they can pay $50,000 more than the asking price. The agent discloses this to the seller without the buyer's permission. This is a violation of:
AThe seller's right to know the buyer's maximum price
BThe agent's fiduciary duty of confidentiality to the buyer✓ Correct
CUtah's anti-steering law
DThe agent's duty to the principal broker
Explanation
Disclosing the buyer's confidential financial information to the seller without consent violates the agent's fiduciary duty of confidentiality owed to the buyer client.
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