New real estate disclosure regulations require sellers and their agents to tell prospective buyers about any existing problems with the property. previously, they were expected only to answer buyers' questions. the new regulation addressed the marketing ethics problem of:

The correct answer is withholding information

Explanation:

When a real estate agent retains or hides information directly related to the property or that is waiting to be sold, it is considered unethical. However, there may be legitimate reasons to retain information temporarily. For example, it is ethical to retain the names of dead victims until families are notified. Sometimes it is necessary to retain strategic information due to national security concerns, for example, a case involving the ongoing investigation of a terrorist plot. Or sometimes it is a good option to temporarily retain information that could unnecessarily scare the public.

of the three mortgage options that demarco and tanya have to choose from, the balloon payment mortgage would be their best option, over adjustable payment and fixed payment plans.ultimately, the balloon payment plan would save demarco and tanya overall, in interest, would cost less monthly, and they would only have to make these payments for 8 years, opposing to 30 years for adjustable or fixed payment plans. 

overall, demarco and tanya would save $80,811 if they chose balloon payments over fixed payments, and would save $116,711 if they choose balloon payments over adjustable payments. benefits with choosing fixed payments over adjustable payments is that, in the end, the payments will still be $836.30 a month, while with adjustable payments, the initial monthly payments will be $763.38 to $1082.70 a month, ultimately leading to a more costly purchase. benefits with choosing fixed payments over balloon payments are not present. benefits in choosing adjustable payments over is that it has a lower interest rate, and starts with lower monthly payments initially. benefits in choosing adjustable payments over balloon payments include a lower interest rate, and lower initial monthly payments. benefits in choosing balloon payments over fixed payments include lower interest rates, lower overall price, lower monthly payments, takes less time to pay off, and does not require a downpayment. benefits in choosing balloon payments over adjustable payments include, lower monthly payments (when averaged), takes less time to pay off, and lower overall price.

hence, option c, balloon payments, is the best option for demarco and tanya to make this purchase, for it will save them a minimum of $80811, and a maximum of $116,711.