Registration is now open for the upcoming Banff Western Connection Conference taking place from January 27-29, 2022 at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel in beautiful Banff, Alberta. The conference will kick off on Thursday, January 27 with pre-conference sessions and an opening reception, followed by two full days of exciting, relevant, and informative sessions all …
In the most unsurprising of events, the writ has been dropped and Canadians will head to the polls on September 20 to vote for their next Member of Parliament. BC is certain to be a significant battleground for political parties. It’s no coincidence that party leaders Justin Trudeau, Erin O’Toole and Jagmeet Singh have already …
Recently the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) uploaded a Coronavirus Statement & Consent form to WEBForms® for REALTORS® to use with clients. In signing the form, clients state that they currently don’t have any COVID-19 symptoms and haven’t been in contact with anyone with symptoms. The person signing the form is also giving the brokerage …
With the announcement of the newly created Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) and associated eligibility criteria, the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) continues to work with the federal government to make additional details available to REALTORS® as soon as possible. “Since the emergence of COVID-19, CREA has been in ongoing discussions with government departments and …
CREA ready for early rollout in BC Good news from the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA)—the new WEBForms® platform will be available in BC as early as mid-July. CREA will reach out to BC REALTORS® who are using WEBForms® about a week before the launch date with some training materials and to announce the exact …
Changes coming June 13 On June 13, changes to the Assignment of Contract of Purchase and Sale – New Development and Non-Developer and the Privacy Notice and Consent forms will come into effect. While none of the changes will have a significant impact on practice, it’s important for REALTORS® to familiarize themselves with the changes …
At British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA), we were saddened to hear of the passing of past president Andrew Peck. Andrew served as BCREA president in 2007. He was passionate about the real estate profession and also served as president of the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) in 2004 and president of the …
In November, the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) announced it will be transitioning to a new service provider for CREA WebForms® in 2019. The new CREA WEBForms® will be powered by the leading transaction management platform TransactionDesk® by Lone Wolf Technologies. The Fraser Valley Real Estate Board (FVREB) first developed WEBForms and sold it to CREA in …
By Gerry NeelyB.A., LL.B. The launch of the good ship, SS Agency Disclosure, is underway and there is no turning back. She left port comfortably ahead of any potential government interest in legislating adequate agency disclosure and is now moving on the flood tide of the legal and ethical requirements of CREA and the courts. The …
By Gerry NeelyB.A. LL.B. The extent to which the CREA Code of Ethics and Standards of Business Practice are factors in a judge’s decision involving the liability of licensees is illustrated by the following case. A husband and wife listed their home for sale with an agent because the wife had a serious medical problem …
The British Columbia Real Estate Association acknowledges that our head office is located on the unceded traditional territories of the Coast Salish Nations of Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), səl̓ilwətaɁɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), and xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam). We also acknowledge the other 195 First Nations in British Columbia, as these are the lands we each call home.
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