Which of the following is NOT a responsibility of a real estate agent?

A real estate agent's primary responsibilities include providing reasonable skill and care, accountability, and obedience in their dealings with clients. Each of these duties reflects the agent's role in serving the best interests of their clients and adhering to legal and ethical standards.

The aspect of financing, however, is not inherently a responsibility of a real estate agent. While an agent may assist their clients with information about financing options and may help to facilitate the financing process, they are not responsible for securing financing for the client. Financing typically involves lenders and financial institutions and falls outside the direct duties of an agent. Thus, referring to financing as a duty of a real estate agent is misleading, making it the correct identification of the responsibility that does not fall within their scope of work.

Understandably, the other options—reasonable skill and care, accountability, and obedience—are foundational principles of an agent's fiduciary duty, ensuring that they act in their clients' best interests throughout real estate transactions.