Knowledge Base - Real Estate Sales

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Real Estate Sales Professionals

Real estate sales professionals are licensed to provide “trading services”. Commonly known as real estate agents, these professionals assist consumers to buy, sell or lease property.

Real estate sales professionals provide services through a real estate brokerage. Their activities are overseen by a managing broker.

Licensing Fee Changes Consultation

RECBC is seeking feedback on proposed changes to licensing fees.

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COVID-19 Checklists for Real Estate Sales Professionals

During the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s important that professionals and their clients stay informed in order to protect themselves and the public from spreading the virus. Use these checklists as a resource to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Practice Resources

30 July, 2020

Radon Precautions for Real Estate Professionals

These guidelines will assist you in understanding how to broach the subject of radon, and radon testing and remediation with your clients, and when disclosures must be made to all parties to a transaction.

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7 May, 2020

Use of Dual Agency Exemption

This guideline will help you understand when and how to use the exemption to the prohibition on dual agency.

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Latest News from RECBC

5 November, 2020

Real Estate Professionals Urged to Stop Open Houses
The regulatory agencies overseeing real estate professionals in BC and the provincial association representing REALTORS® are calling on real estate professionals across the province to protect public health and safety by temporarily discontinuing open houses.
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30 October, 2020

Report from Council Newsletter, October 2020

Report from Council Newsletter, October 2020

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Report from Council Articles

Professionalism and Your Regulator

You may have noticed that over the past year or so, we’ve made a change in how we talk about the people we regulate. We refer to you as “real estate professionals”. That’s no accident.

Continuing Education Courses Find out what’s new in 2020 and how RECBC is taking the safety and security of learners in our continuing education classes seriously.

RECBC’s Service Plan

On February 18, RECBC published its 2020/21 — 2022/2023 Service Plan and 2020 Mandate Letter. The service plan outlines our goals and objectives for the next three years, along with the performance measures we will use to track our progress towards achieving them.

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