by Jean Sorensen | Jun 26, 2017 | Boards & Associations, Featured, News
Real estate board presidents throughout B.C. are watching with interest and caution to see if a deal can be forged between the B.C. Real Estate Association (BCREA) and its largest member, the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) that might lead to...
by Jean Sorensen | Apr 21, 2017 | Featured, News
After more than a decade attempting to get to market, the 1,838-acre Foothills development at Lantzville, B.C. at the mid-point on Vancouver Island now has building lots ready to go. “We hope to start next month (May),” says Ben Hurlbutt, director of sales and...
by Jean Sorensen | Jul 11, 2016 | Featured, News
B.C. Premier Christy Clark has stripped the Real Estate Council of B.C. of the privilege of self-regulation and a report by the council-appointed Independent Advisory Group (IAG) points to a lack of clout and culture as two main reasons the system failed. The...
by Jean Sorensen | May 24, 2016 | Boards & Associations, Featured, News
When the members of the British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) cast a ballot this summer to determine whether to dissolve the association plus its 11 associated boards in favour of a new provincewide professional standards entity called Realtors of B.C., the...
by Jean Sorensen | May 6, 2016 | Featured, Profiles
MoneySense, a personal finance magazine, recently ranked Vancouver Island’s Port Alberni as the worst place to live in Canada. The magazine ranked the town last or near-last for liveability out of more than 200 communities. But that hasn’t stopped buyers from moving...
