A salesperson is holding an open house. A married couple looks at the house and tells her the house is just what they have been looking for but they had signed a contract to purchase a house down the street the day before. The salesperson tells them that they can sign a contract with her to purchase this house and simply not complete the purchase of the house that they had contracted to buy the day before. In this situation the salesperson has:
A. Properly represented her principal and therefore acted correctly.
B. Committed an unfair practice by inducing a party to break a contract.
C. Acted properly as long as she notifies her broker of her intentions.
D. Acted properly because she did not initiate the discussion.
Answer: B. Committed an unfair practice by inducing a party to break a contract.
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