Agency
Under Washington's agency law, if both the buyer's and seller's brokers are from different firms and the buyer's broker is also the transaction's dual agent, the buyer's broker owes:
AFull fiduciary duties to the buyer only
BLimited agency duties to both buyer and seller with written consent from both parties✓ Correct
CFull fiduciary duties to both buyer and seller simultaneously
DNo duties to either party in a dual agency
Explanation
In a disclosed dual agency in Washington, the dual agent owes limited representation to both buyer and seller — they cannot advocate for either party against the other, cannot disclose either party's confidential information, but must still be honest and disclose material facts.
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