Can a buyer's broker be held liable for misrepresentations he or she passed on to the buyer from a seller?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from Medrano v. West, B260528 (Cal. App. 2016):

This duty to disclose applies not only to a seller and the seller's agent, but to the buyer's broker as well. A buyer's broker can be liable for misrepresentations he or she passes on to the buyer from a seller that are material to the buyer's decision to buy the property. (Salahutdin v. Valley of California, Inc, supra, 24 Cal.App.4th at pp. 561-563 [buyer's agent failed to verify the accuracy of information concerning size of property and its ability to be subdivided].)

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