BCFSA Reshapes Structure to Support Long-Term Sustainability
BCFSA announced organizational changes to help support its long-term sustainability. The...
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BCFSA Releases Annual Consumer Complaints and Investigations Report
The BC Financial Services Authority resolved more complaints than it received last year (2,077...
Agent Fined $120K, Licences Cancelled for Undermining Bid
At the end of 2017 and into 2018, Alan Hu was assisting a client in purchasing a property in...
Mortgage Broker Ordered to Pay $35,000 for Failing to Report Misleading Mortgage Applications Submitted on His Behalf
A mortgage broker engaged in unethical practices that compromised the integrity of the mortgage...
BCFSA CEO Advocates Smarter, Not Stricter, Regulation
At the 2025 Northwind Event, BC Financial Services Authority (BCFSA) CEO Tolga Yalkin emphasized...
Misleading Advertising Does Not Pay
BCFSA is seeing an increase in misleading advertising that include unsubstantiated claims like...
Client backing out of a deal? You probably have some questions...
Jude Chow, Staff Lawyer at the Real Estate Errors and Omissions Insurance Corporation says...
BCFSA Launches Pilot Program for Large Real Estate Developments
BCFSA has launched a new pilot program that extends the early marketing period for real estate...
Handling a Listing when the Client is Elderly
From the desk of Spagnuolo LLP.
A REALTOR® called about a listing he had where the seller was...
Kelowna-based Rental Property Brokerage No Longer Authorized to Operate Following Urgent Order to Suspend Licence of Managing Broker
BC Financial Services Authority (“BCFSA”) has suspended the licence of Tao (Terry) Guo after an...
