Broker Nguyen's Anchorage brokerage lists a property owned by an Alaska Native corporation under ANCSA. A buyer's agent from another brokerage brings a non-Native buyer interested in purchasing. During the agency disclosure process, Broker Nguyen realizes the property may have restrictions on alienation and severed subsurface rights under ANCSA. What is Broker Nguyen's obligation as the listing agent in this situation?
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A) Disclose to the buyer's agent that the property may have ANCSA-related transfer restrictions and severed subsurface rights as known material facts affecting the transaction
Under Alaska agency law (12 AAC 64.010) and the unique characteristics of ANCSA lands, restrictions on alienation and severed subsurface rights are material facts that must be disclosed in the transaction. Even as a listing agent representing the seller corporation, Broker Nguyen has an obligation of honesty and disclosure of known material facts to all parties, including the buyer's agent. ANCSA restrictions directly affect the buyer's ability to obtain clear title and use the property, making them material facts that cannot be withheld.
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