News Items tag as: BC Financial Services Authority

'Collateral attack': BC realtor loses after trying to sue regulator's lawyer
April 05, 2025 - 7:00 PM
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A BC Judge has found a Vancouver realtor's conduct "reprehensible" calling her claims in court "scandalous" and "frivolous" after the realtor tried to sue a lawyer who once represented an opposing side.
Kelowna property manager fined $5,000 for letting tenants sublet
March 28, 2025 - 7:00 PM

A Kelowna rental property manager has been fined $5,000 after he allowed tenants to sublet their home.
Two BC realtors fined total of $12,000 for breaking advertising rules
March 02, 2025 - 7:00 PM

Using an abbreviation on a Facebook page, rounding prices up and down in ads, and using the phrases "award-winning" and "team" have cost two BC realtors $12,000 after the regulator found they broke advertising rules.
Kelowna rental property manager gets licence cancelled
February 13, 2025 - 2:30 PM
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The managing broker of a Kelowna property management company whose clients complained they hadn't gotten their money has been suspended.
BC realtors fined for social media accounts without proper names, credentials
January 11, 2025 - 12:00 PM
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A couple of BC realtors have been fined $10,000 because their social media accounts didn't use their full registered realtor name.
Kelowna realtor fined $6,000 over 'legal' status of basement suite
December 15, 2024 - 7:00 PM

A Kelowna realtor has been slapped with $6,000 fine for advertising that a home's basement suite was legal.
BC mortgage broker who lied to regulator on the hook $83K
August 16, 2024 - 7:00 PM
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A BC mortgage broker who made $56,000 while working without a license is on the hook for $83,000 in fines and costs.
Unlicenced BC mortgage broker sues over unpaid commission
August 01, 2024 - 2:30 PM
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In an audacious move, a BC mortgage broker who worked without a license has taken his former employer to court arguing for the commission he made while on the job.
BC luxury rental agency has bank accounts frozen over 'unethical' books
July 28, 2024 - 7:00 PM

A luxury BC rental company has had its bank accounts frozen and its licence suspended after auditors couldn't work out how much money it had because its books were in such bad shape.
BC realtor fined $110,000 and licence nixed after scamming client
July 28, 2024 - 1:00 PM
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A BC realtor who scammed a client out of $60,000 has been fined $110,000 and lost her licence.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2025. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones

Why butchers are making a comeback in B.C.
Being a butcher is much more than standing in a freezer and hacking meat with a knife, and a butchery instructor in Kamloops says the craft is rising in popularity. Corey Davison is an assistant teaching professor in the retail meat process

UBCO, TRU study finds cannabis use helps in recovery from hard drugs
A new study from UBC Okanagan and Thompson Rivers University has found that cannabis use can offer benefits to people undergoing treatment for substance use. People living in a residential recovery facility were given supervised amounts of

Vernon homeowners to see whopping 10% tax increase
Homeowners in Vernon are set for the highest property tax increase in years with an almost 10% jump when compared to last year. With little debate, Vernon council approved the 9.91% increase – a rate four times that of inflation.

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