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.

COVID-19 Checklists for Real Estate Sales Professionals

During the COVID-19 pandemic, its 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

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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7 May, 2020

Addressing Conflicts of Interest when Acting for Multiple Clients
This guideline will help you anticipate and address conflicts of interest when acting for multiple clients with competing interests in the same real estate transaction.
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Latest News from RECBC

8 July, 2020

RECBC Recommends Caution for Open Houses, In-Person Showings

The Real Estate Council of BC (RECBC) has released recommendations to guide real estate professionals on the precautions and measures needed to safely resume open houses and in-person showings

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23 June, 2020

Report from Council Newsletter, June 2020

Report from Council Newsletter, June 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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