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secret profit
secret profit profit made by an agent that is not revealed to the principal. An agent, being in a fiduciary position as against the principal, is not permitted to make a profit out of the performance of his duties as an agent unknown to the principal. It is his duty to account for all such profit; failure to do so will render him liable to dismissal and give the principal a ground for refusing to pay him his commission. The secret profit itself must be disgorged under the law of restitution.secret profit
secret profitThe practice of real estate agents making money on the sale of their client's real estate above the amount paid as a commission.This typically occurs when an agent recommends a sale to a friend, relative, or a corporation in which the agent owns an interest, and then the agent profits on a resale or development of the property.Secret profits violate the fiduciary responsibilities owed to the client,making the agent liable for punitive damages,payment of the profit to the client, and possible loss of the agent's real estate license. |