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RECBC: Rules, Forms, Education

New consumer video available for Privacy Notice and Consent Form

December 16, 2019
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The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) has created a new video to help consumers better understand the Privacy Notice and Consent form, and how you protect consumer privacy and personal informati... Read More...

Update: Council Disclosure Forms revised, streamlined

October 10, 2019
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Hopefully you have already read an email sent to all members from the Real Estate Council of BC (RECBC), September 30, announcing the release of revised versions of three mandatory consumer disclosure forms. ... Read More...

Updated: What to do with the revised Privacy Notice and Consent form

September 4, 2019
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First, discard any old copies of the form and ensure you are using the latest form, dated July 2019 in the bottom right corner. Next, learn what has changed in the newest update. Note: The Primary and Se... Read More...

Updated: Privacy Notice & Consent form

July 24, 2019
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via BCREA REALTORS® are expected to look out for their clients' best interests. That means protecting their personal information and being transparent about how it could be used in the future. That's why BC... Read More...

June 15: A day Realtors may never forget

June 26, 2019
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It was a full year ago now. Remember the headline? ‘What you need to know: New Rules and Changes to Forms on June 15’ We published the article before the Real Estate Council of British Columbia implemented ... Read More...

Is it your fault when they don’t read the fine print?

June 20, 2019
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by Paul Cowhig, Advisor, Professional Standards Many years ago when cellphones weren’t quite as universal as they are today, I was paying hundreds of dollars a month in cellphone bills to maintain my real e... Read More...

BCREA gathering more data on the impacts (or not) of the ban on LDA

November 14, 2018
RECBC: Rules, Forms, Education, Your Profession
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The BC Real Estate Association (BCREA) invites BC’s Realtors to share more details of how the ban on limited dual agency (LDA) has impacted consumers, REALTORS® and brokerages through an online survey open unti... Read More...

Updated: Disclosure to Sellers of Expected Remuneration

September 10, 2018
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by Paul Cowhig, Advisor, Professional Standards The Disclosure to Sellers of Expected Remuneration is one of the new Council forms we are obliged to use since June 15 this year. I simply call it a ‘net sheet.’... Read More...

What to say when you’re getting grilled over real estate

July 26, 2018
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What should you say when you’re at a BBQ, an open house, or the local coffee shop and people grill you for real estate information? When they know you’re a REALTOR® people can’t help but want to ask you ques... Read More...

Recording, retaining and retrieving your forms is more crucial than ever

July 19, 2018
Broker Updates, RECBC: Rules, Forms, Education
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When things get busy, keeping track of documents and complying with the rules of record keeping and privacy could be onerous. But an audit of your business practices would probably feel even more onerous. Th... Read More...
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