Office Meetings 2016
Previously held office meetings in 2016:
December 2016
December meeting holiday
November 29, 2016
General meeting subjects
- Real estate market update
- Mortgage market update
- Legally Speaking No 490 – When disaster strikes
- RECBC Fintrac’s New Operational Brief
- Paragon’s Collaboration Center
- Custom forms from Evergreen West Realty
- Plan your work – Rest – then Work your plan
- Evergreen West Realty Christmas Luncheon
Date: Friday, December 2, 2016
Location: Westwood Plateau Golf and Country Club, 3251 Plateau Blvd, Coquitlam.
Time: noon to 2:30 PM
Cost: FREE
November 15, 2016
General meeting subjects
- Real estate market update
- Mortgage market update
- Real Estate Council of BC changes
- Increase of Deposit clause & Foreign Entities clause
- MLS® updates: Changes to standard forms
- Holdback clause resale – Kim Spencer article
- REM Article: Why sales reps get sued
- Email/text questions re. situations to Roloff
- REALTORS Care® Blanket Drive
October 25, 2016
General meeting subjects
- Real estate market update
- Mortgage market update
- Understanding the market, Week 43, the last 30 years
- The Ethics Guy® - The times, they are a changin’
- Nine new members of Council appointed
- RECBC New Discipline Penalties Now in Force
- Legally Speaking number 489, Owner Builders
- PCI compliance – REBGV credit card info
- REALTORS® of BC vote coming up
October 11, 2016
General meeting subjects
- Real estate market update
- Mortgage market update
- Federal government changes mortgage insurance rules
- Professional Conduct cases – offer presentations
- Changing market dynamics
- Video: How to motivate buyers to buy
- Open house thieves active in REBGV area
- Kim Spencer article & bouquet
September 27, 2016
General meeting subjects
- Real estate market update
- Mortgage market update
- New Superintendent of Real Estate
- Actions Against Unlicensed Real Estate Services in BC
- RECBC Disciplinary Decision – Reprimand & Fine
- Time is of the essence!!!
- Coquitlam – Secondary Suite Enforcement Program
- Mindsets for success and productivity
September 14, 2016
General meeting subjects
- Real estate market update
- Mortgage market update
- Be wise… take deposits of 5% or more please!
- Legally Speaking, Boo You Really Want To Know?
- CRA hunting for tax evaders
- New HomeSpotter app
- AUTOPROP presentation
- Vancouver Home + Design Show
- Office building alarm code
August 31, 2016
General meeting subjects
- Real estate market update
- Mortgage market update
- Property Transfer Tax for Foreign Entity buyers
- Foreign Entity clause & approved custom clause
- Legally Speaking 488, recent regulation, Assignments
- Notice to Seller regarding Assignment Terms
- RECBC Disciplinary Decision – 1 year suspension
- RESA Rules - Unlicensed Lead Generation
- How to price property in a more balanced market?
August 2016
Summer meeting holiday
July 20, 2016
General meeting subjects
- Real estate market update
- Mortgage market update
- BC Government: Ending self-regulation
- RECBC: Disciplinary case 1 - deposit handling
- RECBC: Disciplinary case 2 - deceptive behaviour
- Highly important deposit reminders
- Fintrac forms – why, when, who and how!
- Getting ready for the changes to come
- What happens next to home prices?
June 29, 2016
General meeting subjects
- Real estate market update
- Mortgage market update
- On screen: RECBC Video Resource (recbc.ca)
- On screen: Strata parking stalls allocation types
- Know the source of strata rental restrictions info, for strata buyers
- On screen: Your guide to property taxes for 2016 (Brokers email June 24, 2016)
- On screen: REBGV, Fraudster Alert – Derek Johnson (newsletter article)
- Kim Spencer, Grumpy at the door (newsletter article)
- Category B, new PDP Course, Contract Bootcamp
June 15, 2016
General meeting subjects
- Real estate market update
- Mortgage market update
- On screen: Coquitlam real estate market, 1995 to 2016
- On screen: Notice to Seller form (when and how)
- On screen: Two RECBC Disciplinary Decisions
- On screen: Taxation (Local, Provincial, Federal)
- Listings - REALTOR® Remarks & Public Remarks
- Rules of Cooperation - Listings
- Mycondoplans on Paragon
- Third World Eye Care Society – by Estrella
May 31, 2016
General meeting subjects
- Real estate market update
- Mortgage market update
- On screen: Disciplinary decision – divorce
- On screen: PSM, searching for clauses
- On screen: Municipal Sign Bylaws
- On screen: Municipal Secondary Suite Bylaws
- Custom Clause listing agent: Unauthorized Suites
- Three cases, Professional Conduct Committee
- Disclosure of Remuneration reminder
May 17, 2016
General meeting subjects
- Real estate market update
- Mortgage market update
- On screen: Important changes to CPS
- On screen: Review of RECBC website
- On screen: HPO website / new homes
- Stay Safe – fellow REALTOR® assaulted in Surrey
- CREA – Safety Tips for REALTORS®
- Keep your real estate honeymoon alive.
- Continued focus on listings!!!
May 3, 2016
General meeting subjects
- Real estate market update
- Mortgage market update
- Consumer Awareness Campaign
- Please be specific on the Identity of the Buyer
- RECBC Professional Conduct Cases!!!
- Buying or Selling an Owner-Built Home
- Real Estate Board Arbitration Case #148
- REBGV Arbitration Guidelines
- From Procrastination to Productivity
April 18, 2016
General meeting subjects
- Real estate market update
- Mortgage market update
- RECBC progress reports, Independent Advisory Group
- RECBC licence conditions issued for local brokerage
- Media breaches of MLS® system
- Got the news blues? Arm yourself with knowledge.
- New changes to Contract of Purchase and Sale
- Tenant’s rights – can you take listing photos?
- Sleep well. Acceptance time & subject removal time
- Keep your focus on listings!
April 6, 2016
General meeting subjects
- Real estate market update
- Mortgage market update
- REW, Rebecca Bookham
- The Ethics Guy®: Five top tips
- Five ways to avoid closing problems
- REBGV Increases in penalties
- RECBC Disciplinary Decision – strata parking issue
- RECBC New measures to strengthen public protection
March 23, 2016
General meeting subjects
- Real estate market update
- Mortgage market update
- Using DocuSign (by Keith Brady)
- PDP courses – Becoming a Paperless REALTOR®
- Selling a tenanted residential property / notices to tenants
- Residential tenancy clauses (standard and custom)
- BC Government – new rules coming re. Assignments
- RECBC website re-design showing the Latest News
March 9, 2016
General meeting subjects
- Real estate market update
- Mortgage market update
- Home Inspector presentation
- PTT Newly Built Home Exemption
- BCREA changes to standard forms
- Professional Conduct Case C15-03
- PDP credits, attending industry events
- 2016 REALTOR® Xchange
February 17, 2016
General meeting subjects
- Real estate market update
- Mortgage market update
- Vancouver real estate in the news / The Province!!!
- Vancouver real estate in the news / Globe and Mail!!!
- More controversy in the BC Legislature!!
- Accusations and criticism towards the real estate industry
- Responses from authorities
- Understanding agency duties of listing agents
- What about disclosure of interest in trade?
- What is it about all these assignments?
- Financial issues, and questionable practices?
- About RECBC and industry self-regulation
- Questions and Answers
February 3, 2016
General meeting subjects
- Real estate market update
- Mortgage market update
- Home Inspector Presentation
- Legally Speaking, Property Disclosure Statement
- Dealing with marijuana businesses
- How to revoke an offer/counter offer
- Three new Category C Courses ready for you!
- BC Home + Garden Show tickets
January 20, 2016
General meeting subjects
- Real estate market update
- The year 2015 enters record book
- Mortgage market update
- Property Assessment Notices are here
- Home owner grant threshold increases in 2016
- RECBC Disciplinary Decision, Mazhari
- Council Rules to remember
- Updated Touchbase and Sentrilock Apps
- Paragon - Evergreen West Realty logo
- Listings, Listings, Listings!!!