Agency
A Washington seller's agent learns that the buyer's agent has disclosed the buyer's maximum budget ($650,000) to the listing agent. This disclosure:
AIs required to facilitate a fair negotiation
BViolates the buyer's agent's fiduciary duty of confidentiality to the buyer✓ Correct
CIs appropriate because both agents work for the transaction's success
DIs required by Washington's agency disclosure law
Explanation
A buyer's agent has a fiduciary duty of confidentiality to the buyer. Disclosing the buyer's maximum budget to the seller's agent would harm the buyer's negotiating position and violates the buyer's agent's fiduciary duties.
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