An undisclosed personal gain received by an agent from a transaction is called what?

• A. Confidential Fee
• B. Secret Profit
• C. Unreported Commission
• D. Silent Benefit

Answer: (B)

Undisclosed personal gain by an agent from a transaction is described as secret profit. This term directly conveys that the agent received a financial benefit from the deal that was hidden from the client, which violates fiduciary duties and professional ethics. The other terms don’t capture the idea of a concealed benefit tied to the transaction itself: a confidential fee is simply a private charge, not necessarily a hidden profit from the deal; an unreported commission implies failure to disclose compensation to the proper parties, not the act of earning a hidden profit; a silent benefit isn’t a standard real estate term.