In today’s competitive market, staying ahead of the curve regarding economic trends is crucial, especially for REALTORS®. As real estate is so intertwined with the broader economy, REALTORS® who understand how to analyze and apply economic trends can incorporate this knowledge into their practice and help their clients make more informed decisions. With this in …
BC Energy Step Code: A Primer for Selling Energy-Efficient New Homes is a self-paced online course worth three accredited PDP hours in which REALTORS® will improve their knowledge of the BC Energy Step Code. The BC Energy Step Code sets levels, or “steps”, of performance requirements for new construction and is a growing deciding factor for your …
BCREA has released a new self-paced online course titled The REALTOR®‘s Guide to Suspicious Transactions. While BCREA has other courses on FINTRAC compliance, this is the only course that specifically focuses on ways to identify suspicious indicators of money laundering and terrorist financing in real estate. In The REALTOR®‘s Guide to Suspicious Transactions course, REALTORS® will …
With the new Home Buyer Rescission Period coming into effect in January 3, 2023, BCREA has developed a new course to support REALTORS® and managing brokers to not only understand the new rules but also apply them in their practice. (BCREA Access login required) The Home Buyer Rescission Period: What REALTORS® Need to Know course, …
With the Home Buyer Rescission Period (HBRP) expected to be implemented province-wide on January 3, 2023, BCREA has revisited previously available courses to learn where and how the rescission period may have changed what REALTORS® need to know for their practice. We have identified significant revisions to reflect the new legislation in the Disclosures in …
BCREA has updated its Radon for REALTORS® online course! It is worth three accredited PDP hours, in which REALTORS® explore radon – the leading cause of lung cancer in non-smokers – and how it relates to the real estate transaction. Radon is as pressing an issue and as a REALTOR® you are expected to demonstrate …
BCREA has created a new self-paced online course, Manufactured Homes: What REALTORS® Need to Know 2.0, which equips REALTORS® with proper foundations on the definitions, legislation, and requirements for manufactured homes. This new and improved 2.0 release replaces the previous version of the course with updated content and more extensive development on key issues. Manufactured Homes: What …
When the final report and recommendations from the Commission of Inquiry into Money Laundering in BC were released earlier this year, there was a clear theme: more can be done in BC when it comes to anti-money laundering. So, to help REALTORS® better understand anti-money laundering reporting and compliance requirements from the Financial Transactions and …
If you have ever been a part of a residential real estate transaction, a client has probably asked you a question about part of a house’s system. Did you have the answer? Knowledge of the ins and outs of residential construction can be an extremely valuable tool for REALTORS®. Know Your Product: House Systems is …
Clients rely on REALTORS® to have ample knowledge of the housing market while guiding them through the buying and selling process. To be as effective as possible in advising your clients, a general understanding of what influences the market is essential. With this in mind, BCREA recently created the self-paced online course Economics for REALTORS®: …
‘Tis the season to wind down and wrap up another busy year! With the holidays around the corner, and Santa checking his list twice, now is a wise time to check your Professional Development Program (PDP) hours twice, too. Ensure you’re up to date with your professional requirements by catching up with BCREA’s accredited education offerings. …
This week, the BC Government announced a new CleanBC Roadmap to 2030, with more ambitious commitments to achieve its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions targets. As a result of additions in the plan related to the real estate sector, REALTORS® should expect conversations around energy efficiency to become an increasingly important part of your day-to-day interaction …
Update – October 20: Mastering Compliance 2.0 is now live. The program and its modules are available for learners on the Professional Development Hub. (BCREA Access login required) Pre-register for Mastering Compliance: Anti-Money Laundering Training for Brokers today! The updated online program provides brokers and compliance officers with the tools to master FINTRAC compliance. This program combines …
BCREA’s popular self-paced education program, Mastering Compliance: Anti-Money Laundering Training for Brokers, is back! This year’s program is touted as “Mastering Compliance 2.0,” with enhancements incorporating feedback from last year. Mastering Compliance: Anti-Money Laundering Training for Brokers helps managing brokers, compliance officers and administrative staff who contribute to FINTRAC compliance at their brokerage meet FINTRAC’s …
As summer slips away, and we head into a crisp BC fall with a fresh new school year, you might be thinking of heading back to the books as well. This year BCREA introduced six new online courses for REALTORS®, expanding BCREA’s comprehensive online course catalogue. In case you missed them, or you’re thinking of …
Professionalism is one of the core competencies of a REALTOR®, and at the heart of having a high standard of professionalism is effective engagement with your clients. The way you interact with your clients is a key factor in developing a good reputation, your ability to conduct a successful transaction, and it’s an essential factor …
Being a REALTOR® means committing to a standard of professionalism that goes beyond regulatory requirements. BCREA and the province’s ten real estate boards facilitate Realtor professional development by providing learning opportunities to enhance skills, confidence, and knowledge within the profession. Below are frequently asked questions about the Professional Development Program. Legal Is Legal Update still …
Know Your Product: House Structures is a revamped version of the previously popular Know Your Product, in-person course, where REALTORS® will be provided a comprehensive introduction to the fundamentals of residential construction including footings, foundations, floors, decks, walls, openings, stairs, roofs, and chimneys. This course is available as a self-paced online offering, that allows you …
This post was updated on August 20, 2021, to incorporate that the Anti-Money Laundering Symposium has been moved to early 2022. This October, BCREA will expand its anti-money laundering support for managing brokers and compliance officers with the launch of an updated online version of Mastering Compliance: Anti-Money Laundering Training for Brokers and followed by …
By Katja Gallagher, Education Coordinator, BCREA BCREA needs your input concerning the unique needs and challenges of new REALTORS®. Complete our Practice-Ready REALTOR® survey for your chance to win a $100 Amazon gift card! BCREA has launched the Practice-Ready REALTOR® Research Project that seeks to identify opportunities to better support new entrants into the real …
BCREA has created a new self-paced online course, Contract Law Foundations for REALTORS®, which equips learners with a foundational understanding of the legal principles relevant to contracts respecting to real estate in British Columbia. Contract Law Foundations for REALTORS® focuses on the foundational principles, common pitfalls, and best practices with real estate contracts. Possessing an …
By Katja Gallagher, Education Coordinator, BCREA Are you a new REALTOR®, managing broker or have many years of experience in the profession? Would you like to share your insights concerning the unique needs and challenges of new Realtors? If so, we want to hear from you! BCREA has launched the Practice-Ready REALTOR® Project that seeks …
BCREA has launched Healthy Indoor Environments, a new online, accredited, self-paced course, designed for REALTORS® to improve their knowledge of what it means to live in a healthy home and the various health factors that may impact the decisions of their clients. This course is authored by Noah Quastel of the BC Lung Foundation, in …
On February 18th, BCREA and the province’s ten real estate boards are offering a free two-hour interactive webinar on how REALTORS® can continue to safeguard public trust during BC’s COVID-19 pandemic. By attending, participants will be able to claim two hours of self-directed learning towards their Professional Development Program (PDP) requirements. Why attend? With …
BCREA has launched Energy-Efficient and Sustainable Homes, a new online, accredited, self-paced course, designed for REALTORS® to learn about the characteristics of a sustainable, energy-efficient home. And explore various sustainability programs (e.g., LEED, R-2000, BC Step Code, Passive House) that go beyond the minimum building code requirements in BC. This course also introduces the “House …
By Ellen Baragon, Guest Contributor Looking to end the year by brushing up on your skills or getting a head start on 2021 professional development requirements? Register for any of BCREA’s online PDP courses before December 31 and get 20% off the regular price with promo code HOLIDAY20. Six new online courses were introduced this …
On Episode 13 of Open House by BCREA, we talk to Jamie Matthews, a partner at Farris LLP and BCREA’s legal counsel for Standard Forms, about what Realtors need to know about the Land Owner Transparency Act (LOTA) and Land Owner Transparency Registry (LOTR), both of which come into effect on November 30. Specifically, Jamie …
By Ellen Baragon, Guest Contributor Tired of getting the same old gifts of socks and ties at holiday time? BCREA is currently offering all online professional development courses at 20% off the regular course price, so you can give yourself the gift of knowledge this holiday season. From November 27 to December 31, REALTORS® can …
By Ellen Baragon, Guest Contributor Improve your ability to assess client needs, hone your presenting skills, and strengthen your core competencies of agency, disclosure, and ethics in BCREA’s new Client Engagement Excellence: Assessing and Presenting Skills, a self-paced online course available now. Written by real estate client engagement expert Gerald Clerx, the course covers the practical …
By Ellen Baragon, Guest Contributor September 23 is the last opportunity for REALTORS® to attend the BCREA webinar, Radon and Real Estate: Understanding New Developments for Practice in BC. Delivered by the BC Lung Foundation in collaboration with BCREA, the first three instances of this webinar – which earns Realtors two accredited PDP hours upon …
BCREA’s new online Disclosures in Real Estate (DIRE) course can help you better understand the scope of your disclosure obligations.
By Ellen Baragon, Guest Contributor How many Canadians realize that unsafe radon gas exposure commonly found in some homes is the second leading cause of lung cancer in Canada, or that 3,360 Canadians died last year as a result? The spectre of radon gas exposure in homes has been a longstanding but little known health …
BCREA and the Canadian Real Estate Association have partnered to offer Leadership 200 (L200) and Leadership 300 (L300) as interactive virtual courses via Zoom. If you’re involved with your board or BCREA leadership (or you’d like to be!) this is a great opportunity to take these courses online and enhance your leadership skills. L200 …
Episode 8 of Open House by BCREA, A REALTOR®’s Guide to Radon Gas, features a conversation about radon gas and real estate with Dr. Noah Quastel, Director of Law and Policy for Healthy Indoor Environments at the BC Lung Foundation. Radon gas isn’t new, but it’s certainly something that Realtors continue to learn about. BCREA …
With questions about radon gas recently added to the Property Disclosure Statement in April 2020, REALTORS® may be looking to brush up on their knowledge about the odourless and colourless radioactive gas that occurs naturally throughout BC and which, if accumulated in homes and other buildings, can become a health risk. As a result, BCREA, …
One of our most popular online courses has been revamped and is available again for REALTORS®. Client Engagement Excellence: Negotiating Skills is the updated version of what was previously known as Customer Service Excellence and the REALTOR® Brand and aims to strengthen Realtor competence in the core engagement skill of negotiating. This course helps Realtors …
Last month, BCREA updated the Property Disclosure Statement Standard Forms and released an accompanying guide to explain the revisions. Among the changes to these forms was the removal of the term “material” in relation to latent defects, the inclusion of questions about radon gas, and updated language around cannabis. In tandem with the form updates, …
The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) is helping Realtors invest in the future by providing discounts to our Professional Development Program (PDP) courses. Watch a short message from Anthony Bastiaanssen, Chair of the Board of Directors, to learn more: [iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/zxCvbFqekmQ” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen style=”position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;” ][/iframe] 25% Discount On All BCREA Online PDP …
We are a number of weeks into social distancing and we’ve noticed that many REALTORS® are taking this time to pursue online professional development. Likewise, many individuals and organizations are creating new online learning opportunities to meet the growing demand. This blog post will help you navigate the changing landscape of online learning so you …
The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA), in collaboration with the provincial Standard Forms Committee, BC’s 11 real estate boards and other stakeholders, has updated the Property Disclosure Statement (PDS). The updated PDS is now available on WEBForms®. What are the changes to the form? As a response to several issues impacting the BC real …
Since the World Health Organization’s (WHO) announcement of the COVID-19 pandemic on March 11, the BCREA Education team has been working closely with the province’s 11 real estate boards to ensure REALTORS® will be able to continue their professional development. We support real estate boards that have chosen to reschedule or cancel in-person course offerings, …
Rural Real Estate Essentials is a new online course offered by BCREA, aimed to help BC REALTORS® expand their reach to rural areas. Promoting knowledge and business growth, the new course provides REALTORS® with foundational knowledge on rural real estate and helps reinforce and enhance the knowledge of REALTORS® already practicing in these areas. Special …
Cannabis and Real Estate: The New Paradigm is a new online course offered by BCREA, designed to help REALTORS® address questions raised by the legalization of recreational cannabis in Canada, and keep them on the vanguard of current market events. Since cannabis was legalized in October 2018, there have been many questions with respect to …
BCREA’s online courses have officially moved to the Hub, the Canadian Real Estate Association’s online learning platform! All BCREA courses previously available on UBC Sauder’s online learning platform have been integrated into the Hub and, after January 31, 2020, will no longer be available for registration through UBC Sauder.* The Hub offers streamlined access to …
Have you ever called your local real estate board with a question and then been told to call the Real Estate Council of BC? And then you give them a call and they tell you to call BCREA? It’s not always easy to keep track of who does what, especially when it comes to distinguishing …
One of the recent changes to the Professional Development Program (PDP) is the introduction of self-directed learning. Watch this video from BCREA and boards to find out what self-directed learning means for you! [iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/dM6JAEIScHU” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen style=”position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;” ][/iframe] You can find answers to the most frequently asked questions about self-directed learning here …
January 1 marked the transition to the new Professional Development Program (PDP) framework. Now that changes to the program are in effect, REALTORS® are asking great questions about what these changes mean in practice. To start you off on the right foot, we’ve compiled some of the most common questions (with answers) below! 1. Does …
2020 has already gotten off to an eventful start for REALTORS® – the new Professional Development Program framework came into effect on January 1 and the Real Estate Council of BC announced it has developed a new mandatory anti-money laundering course for all real estate licensees. Here at BCREA, we’re rolling up our sleeves and …
For Immediate Release Vancouver, BC – January 2, 2020 – With a redesigned Professional Development Program now in place, REALTORS® across BC are working to meet new professional development requirements. The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) and BC’s 11 real estate boards revised the Professional Development Program for REALTORS® in BC effective January 1, …
The transition to the new Professional Development Program (PDP) framework is just around the corner! As of January 1, you’ll report any PDP hours you’ve acquired from learning opportunities outside of your board – whether accredited or self-directed – to your primary member board. As the reporting process looks slightly different at each board, your …
Self-directed learning will be introduced to the Professional Development Program (PDP) on January 1, 2020. To find out more about self-directed learning and how it fits into the PDP, click here. Below, we’ve answered five of the most frequently asked questions about self-directed learning: 1. I am taking a learning opportunity in 2019 that meets …
Want to know more about the upcoming changes to the Professional Development Program (PDP)? The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) and real estate boards have released new resources to support you through the transition to the new PDP framework, effective January 1, 2020. PDP transition web pageBCREA and the boards created the PDP transition web …
The Real Estate Council of BC (RECBC) and the British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) have signed an agreement that will see the management of regulatory education for real estate professionals transition to RECBC in the fall of 2019. Through this agreement, RECBC will increase its oversight, control and direct involvement in the development and …
One step closer to a new professional development framework BC’s REALTORS® are one step closer to a new framework for professional development that is more flexible and REALTOR®-focused. On March 26, the leadership of the province’s 11 real estate boards and the British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) approved a new framework that will recognize …
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