STARTING 1/1/2024... WA STATE RCW 18.86 HAS BEEN UPDATED! DON'T GO TO AN OPEN HOUSE WITHOUT KNOWING

A limited dual agent may not advocate terms favorable to one principal to the detriment of the other principal.

A broker, acting as a limited dual agent, owes the following duties to both the buyer and seller:

1. To take no action that is adverse or detrimental to either principal’s interest in a transaction;
2. To timely disclose to both principals any conflicts of interest;
3. To advise both principals to seek expert advice on matters relating to the transaction that are beyond the limited dual agent’s expertise;
4. To not disclose any confidential information from or about either principal; and
5. To make a good faith and continuous effort to find a property for the buyer and to find a buyer for the seller’s property, until the principals have entered a contract for the purchase or sale of property or as agreed otherwise in writing.