News Items tag as: BC Financial Services Authority

BC realtor who procured sex worker loses licence
September 07, 2025 - 4:00 PM
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A BC realtor has been stripped of his licence and ordered to pay $3,500 after he neglected to tell the regulator he'd been convicted for procuring a sex worker.
Kelowna mortgage broker fined $25K after sale falls through
July 09, 2025 - 5:30 PM
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A Kelowna mortgage broker is on the hook for $30,000 after he facilitated a mortgage which didn't cover the price of the property.
Kamloops area realtors fined over undisclosed bylaw infractions
July 06, 2025 - 12:00 PM

Two Kamloops area realtors involved in the sale of a Lillooet property that had zoning bylaw infractions registered against it have each been fined $5,000.
Kelowna strata management firm fined $15K for not doing any managing
June 18, 2025 - 6:00 PM
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A Kelowna strata management company is on the hook $15,000 after it failed to do anything for a property it was managing.
'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.
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THOMPSON: Don't speak ill of the dead; speak the truth
OPINION I’ve always heard folks say, “Don’t speak ill of the dead.” Presumably, the reasoning is that they’re no longer here to defend their comments or actions. Sorry, but sometimes we h

New $1.2M renovation lets beverage makers experiment in Penticton
Drink makers are going to be able to head to the newly renovated lab at Okanagan College's Penticton campus to work on innovative beverages. Okanagan College has spent $1.2 million to renovate its Beverage Technology Access Centre with

Penticton 'potio' weed lounge going strong despite stifling regulations
A cozy, clean patio with picnic tables where Penticton’s potheads can gather outside a dispensary to get stoned is a surprisingly rare space. As of February 2024 cannabis shops in BC could have outdoor lounges for people to smoke, but

Okanagan appraisal firm wins trademark dispute with rival company
An Okanagan real estate appraisal company has won the right to trademark its name despite opposition from a rival firm. According to an Aug. 6 Canadian Intellectual Property Office decision, Okanagan Appraisals had been granted the right to

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