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    PacificWest 2026 Registration Is Open — Start Driving Your Momentum

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    COVID-19 – Recommendations for Open Houses and Private Showings

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    Professional Conduct Case Study #316: Breach of Standards

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    June 6, 2025

    Get it in Writing!

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    May 9, 2025

    Minister Ravi Kahlon – Priorities on the Horizon

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    Risks associated with advertising property use or construction

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    July 7, 2021
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    Reporting Sanctions Evasion to FINTRAC

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    August 15, 2024

    New FINTRAC requirements: Some storm clouds have a silver lining

    Your Profession
    June 9, 2021

    Your FINTRAC obligations are changing on June 1; attend a BCREA webinar to learn more

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    May 3, 2021

    Anti-money laundering vigilance is crucial

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    November 4, 2020

    How to get your listings loaded like a “Cheetah”

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    September 17, 2020

    New Video and FAQs on the Fastest Way to Get a Listing on the MLS®

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    September 9, 2020

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    New FINTRAC requirements: Some storm clouds have a silver lining

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    Your Profession
    June 9, 2021
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    Explore the New FVREB Learning Centre

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    December 19, 2025

    Earn Six PDP Hours at PacificWest 2025

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    September 12, 2025

    New BCREA PDP Framework Effective January 2026

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    August 29, 2025

    Expand Your Expertise: Introduction to Listing and Selling Commercial Investment Properties

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    July 11, 2025

    Build Your Brand and Master the Closing Process This Summer!

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    June 20, 2025

    Earn PDP hours while building your business at PacificWest 2025

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    May 2, 2025

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    Summertime and the livin’ is not so easy for many REALTORS®

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    July 4, 2019

New report links proceeds of crime to casinos and real estate

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June 28, 2018 0
Just when you thought that the storm over real estate regulation was ebbing, the Attorney General drops a 247-page report...

Feedback on New Rules

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June 28, 2018 0
In the video above, President John Barbisan provides an update on the new rules recently implemented by the Real Estate...
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Are you using Stats Centre? You should be!

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June 28, 2018 0
If you haven’t been using the Board’s comprehensive, all-in-one housing market research tool Stats Centre, then you’ve been missing out....

Business Practices case study #275 is now available

Your Profession
June 27, 2018 0
Case study #275 is now available. This case study examines a REALTOR® who failed to discover facts in order to...

Fumbling with the new forms? Here are some helpful hints

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June 20, 2018 0
Having trouble using key words to locate BCREA and Council forms? Because many forms are listed alphabetically in WEBForms® with...

What’s coming with Paragon 5.65

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June 19, 2018 0
Paragon version 5.65 was launched on June 19 and includes a number of improvements and changes to the system. Here’s...

Anti-money laundering obligations for real estate brokers

Broker UpdatesYour Profession
June 19, 2018 0
FINTRAC has increased audits of real estate companies. During the last two years, it conducted 343 real estate audits across...

A reminder from CREA on the National Do Not Call List

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June 18, 2018 0
CREA says the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) continues to enforce compliance with the Unsolicited Telecommunications Rules or the...

Mission wants input on a new policy for secondary suites inside a main home

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June 18, 2018 0
While the District of Mission’s Zoning bylaw defines secondary suites, coach homes and garden cottages as secondary dwellings, and controls...

New look for Expiry and Sold Notices through Listing Data Checker

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June 14, 2018 0
In November, a new tool was implemented to support our MLS® in maintaining the quality of the listing information. Listing Data...
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