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 REM Editorial Team | Mar 23, 2016 | Featured, Guest Columns
In a Canadian market with more than 100,000 Realtors, competition is fierce. And it’s no secret that real estate salespeople have less than stellar reputations. Despite that fact that business is proceeding as usual in the relatively strong 2016 real estate market,...
by Danny Kucharsky | Mar 14, 2016 | Featured, News
The self-regulating body that oversees the real estate business in British Columbia has to get tougher on Realtors who contravene regulations, says Tony Joe, president of the Vancouver chapter of the Asian Real Estate Association of America. “It takes a lot for...
by REM Editorial Team | Mar 1, 2016 | News
An independent advisory group has been named to look into the Real Estate Council of B.C.’s handling of licensee misconduct, in the wake of a report from The Globe and Mail regarding the unethical and possibly illegal use of assignment clauses and “shadow...
