Agency
Under Washington's RCW 18.86, which of the following duties does a seller's agent owe to a buyer-customer who is not the agent's client?
ALoyalty and confidentiality
BReasonable care, honesty, and disclosure of adverse material facts✓ Correct
CObedience to all buyer instructions
DPreparing a comparative market analysis for the buyer
Explanation
Even to a buyer-customer (not the agent's client), a Washington seller's agent owes reasonable care, honesty, and disclosure of adverse material facts. The agent does not owe loyalty, confidentiality, or full fiduciary duties to the buyer-customer.
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