Ok Agents, I have a question for you.
When I bought my house, it had an easement on one side, not disclosed in the disclosure form. The seller had two agents and a plat which did not show the easement. On my side, my agent failed to notice the easement (clearly traversed by power lines). I also did not notice...but I'm not trained in real estate either.

So my question - did I have a right to expect more from either my or the seller's agents? Who is liable for this kind of omission in disclosure?

In fact the sellers did tell about the easement verbally. It was just an oversight on their part...but they are not pros either! The agents are the pros who should notice. At least that is the way it ...

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Everyone should be liable. The seller's agent must disclose and be honest about any information pertaining to the property. If they were unaware they were not at fault. Your agent is at fault here for not performing their duties to the fullest.

Did you get a survey? Was it not required by the lender? Also the attorney may share some blame as well. Are there power lines in the easement?

No loan, therefore no survey....
but my main complaint is that 3 agents worked on the deal and none were observant enough to note the traversal of power lines, with the obvious implication of an easement, and the less obvious implication that the property line goes down the middle of the easement, five feet from where they were representing it. It seems like not so much to ask for a 6% cut on the deal.