A federal appellate court has ruled on whether the
content of a real estate licensee's website violated a magazine's publisher's copyright when both publications listed similar information about local school districts.
In the last quarter of 2005, in British Columbia, the
number of real estate licensees restricted to real estate sales (not licensed for property management) surpassed the number of unrestricted licensees.
In the past decade, Realtors ® have sought and obtained General Assembly approval on legislation addressing the core
competency of real estate licensees, including additional pre - and post-licensing education requirements, written brokerage agreement requirements, increased broker oversight of firm licensees, and background checks for new licensees.
The Real Estate Special Compensation Fund provides financial protection for members of the public who have lost money because of the
actions of a real estate licensee.
The Nova Scotia Real Estate Commission encourages first time buyers to use the services
of a real estate licensee when searching for that perfect first home.
The Independent Advisory Group will make recommendations to the Council at the end of May, 2016 on measures to strengthen the Council's ability to uphold the public interest by assuring the competency and
integrity of real estate licensees and their compliance with the Real Estate Services Act.
The Luxury Home Council can arrange an exclusive ALHS Event specifically tailored for your office, real estate board or
group of real estate licensees.
establishing responsible entry standards and processes for the
licensure of real estate licensees, brokerages and approved sales corporations; including the issuance, suspension and cancellation of licenses;
«We look forward to working with each of you to protect the public interest and ensure that regulation and
enforcement of real estate licensee conduct is effective, transparent, and fair.»
More than 1.3 million Realtors — about
half of all real estate licensees in the United States — are characterized in the 2007 National Association of Realtors Member Profile.
The Real Estate Council of British Columbia protects the public interest by assuring the
competency of real estate licensees and ensuring their compliance with the Real Estate Services Act.
A real estate licensee may assist the buyer in that review, but inspection of property for defective products, systems, fixtures or materials is beyond the scope of
expertise of a real estate licensee.
Ohio law provides that no
client of a real estate licensee can be liable for a misrepresentation made by the licensee unless the client knows of the misrepresentation.
The real estate sector in BC is in a period of unprecedented growth, and public attention has been focused as never before on the
actions of real estate licensees and on the role of the regulator.
a. Without the use in any manner of the sales or rental facilities or the sales or rental
services of any real estate licensee or such facilities or services of any person in the business of selling or renting dwellings, or of any employee or agent of any such licensee or person; and
The mission of the Errors and Omissions Corporation is to provide adequate cost effective professional liability insurance for the
protection of real estate licensees and the public.