by Jordana Springgay | Nov 18, 2024 | Legal Issues
Sunshine Coast, B.C. (Canva) QUICK HITS Two B.C. Realtors were fined over $200,000 for failing to disclose key restrictions in a 2017 waterfront property sale on the Sunshine Coast. Acting as dual agents, they marketed the cabin as “legal...
by Natalka Falcomer | Apr 11, 2022 | Featured, Legal Issues
If you want to discover new issues that are arising in our industry – and what Realtors must learn to do – you should peruse the decisions of your regulatory bodies. These decisions highlight the mistakes Realtors are making as consumer demands change. Here are a few...
by Barry Lebow | Nov 26, 2021 | Columnists, Featured, Legal Issues
Too many court cases involving agents are a result of one common denominator – not doing due diligence. Based on cases that I have dealt with over the years, here are some recommendations on how not to get sued by doing a proper job when buying or listing. One that I...
by Naomi Morrison | Jul 8, 2020 | Advice for Agents, Featured
When Rhonda and Michael Honing discovered an oil tank buried in the garden of their North Vancouver home in 2016, they couldn’t have been more surprised. By that time they had been living in the house for 15 years and had never suspected for a minute that a tank was...
by Shaneka Shaw Taylor | Jan 2, 2020 | Featured, Legal Issues
When acting for both a seller and a buyer, what duties does a real estate agent owe to his or her clients if a property disclosure statement, known as a Seller Property Information Sheet (SPIS) in Ontario, is signed? This was the central issue that the Court of Appeal...
