Puffing vs Misrepresentation vs Fraud

National · Agency & Fiduciary Duties — free cheat sheet for the real estate licensing exam.

🤝 Agency & Fiduciary Duties

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Puffing: opinion/hype ('best view in town') — legal
Misrepresentation: false statement of material FACT — negligent or innocent, still liability
Fraud: KNOWING false statement intended to deceive — damages + rescission
Silence counts: concealing a known material defect = fraud
Exam cue: opinions are safe; facts must be true; known defects must be told

Is Puffing vs Misrepresentation vs Fraud on the real estate exam?

Yes. Agency & Fiduciary Duties is a scored domain on the real estate licensing exam, and this topic appears in the national portion.

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