by Brett Surbey | Mar 14, 2025 | Boards & Associations, News
Fierce competition among buyers during hot markets in B.C. is a well-known motif, even as softer markets are currently at play. However, recent regulatory changes could mean the return of bully offers when markets inevitably rebound. Effective Mar. 17, B.C. Realtors...
by Lane MacIntosh | Mar 14, 2025 | Boards & Associations, Community, Guest Columns, Profiles
Growing up in the small, close-knit farming and fishing community of Cascumpec, P.E.I., Noreen Barwise (Bryan), much like another island girl, Lucy Maud Montgomery’s fictional character Anne of Green Gables, believed that life was filled with limitless...
by Connie Adair | Mar 13, 2025 | Community, Good Works
Laurie Gagnier (supplied) Laurie Gagnier is out there alone in the wilderness. There is no one following her to offer sips of water or transport her supplies to the next hostel. She’s carrying her shelter, food, water and clothes in her 35-pound backpack while...
by Jordana Springgay | Feb 6, 2025 | Legal Issues
Mike Banks (Source: Facebook) An Edmonton Realtor has been hit with a one-month license suspension and fined $21,000 after being found guilty of misconduct by the Real Estate Council of Alberta (RECA). According to the decision dated Jan. 17, Micheal “Mike” Cordell...
by Jordana Springgay | Jan 24, 2025 | News
QUICK HITS On Jan. 16, BCFSA confirmed B.C. Realtor, Ismail Jamal Jinnah, lost his license and was fined $10,000 after investigators found he manipulated a “vulnerable” client into selling her home. The investigation revealed Jinnah exploited a...
