by Courtney Zwicker | Oct 5, 2026 | News
Paul Chavady and Jerry Hallgrimson/photos: Royal LePage Varsity. Nearly five years after the collapse of Epic Alliance, two Saskatoon real estate agents tied to the $211-million investment scandal have each been fined $100,000 and suspended for six months. In...
by Courtney Zwicker | Feb 25, 2026 | News
Rakesh Kumar (photo: Save Max Global) The Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO) has issued a notice of proposal to revoke the registration of Royal Key Brokerage and its broker of record, following an investigation prompted by a consumer complaint. The...
by Courtney Zwicker | Jan 27, 2026 | News
A former Vancouver Island real estate agent has been fined $60,000 for withholding information about a property that sits on a protected archaeological site, a breach that left the buyer with a six-figure loss, B.C.’s regulator has ruled. The B.C. Financial...
by Courtney Zwicker | Sep 23, 2025 | Legal Issues, News
Former Calgary Realtor Eric Drinkwater has been permanently banned from trading in real estate in Alberta after admitting to defrauding 71 people out of more than $3.5 million through a Ponzi scheme. The Real Estate Council of Alberta (RECA) announced the lifetime...
by Mario Toneguzzi | Jul 28, 2025 | Boards & Associations, News
Unauthorized use of real estate lockboxes is becoming a growing concern, prompting regulators, brokerages, and real estate boards to crack down on agents who allow unsupervised access to homes. Designed to securely store keys and facilitate scheduled showings,...
