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REAL ESTATE LEGISLATION
On January 1, 2005, the Real Estate Services Act and Real Estate Development Marketing Act
were brought into force. These statutes replace Parts 1 and 2 of the former Real Estate Act.
The following are links to the legislation:
Real Estate Services Act (RESA)
Real Estate Services Act, Real Estate Services Regulation
Real Estate Services Act, Rules
(Real Estate Council Rules)
Real Estate Services Act, General Bylaws
(Real Estate Council Bylaws)
Real Estate Development Marketing Act (REDMA)
Real Estate Development Marketing Act, Real Estate Development Marketing Regulation
Property Transfer Tax Act (PTT)
Property Transfer Tax Regulation
Property Transfer Tax Exemptions
Property Transfer Tax, The First Time Home Buyers’ Program
Property Transfer Tax, The First Time Home Buyers’ Program Brochure
Instructions for Completion of First Time Home Buyers' Tax Return or Application for Refund
(Calculate Property Transfer Tax payable - includes First Time Home Buyers' Program exemption, if applicable)
Homeowner Protection Act
Homeowner Protection Act Regulation
Strata Property Act
Strata Property Act, Strata Property Regulation
Residential Tenancy Act (RTA)
Residential Tenancy Act, Residential Tenancy Regulation
Security Services Act (SSA)
Security Services Act, Security Services Regulation (SSR)
REAL ESTATE BOARDS
Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV)
Fraser Valley Real Estate Board (FVREB)
Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB)
Chilliwack and District Real Estate Board (CADREB)
REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATIONS & ORGAINZATIONS
Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA)
British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA)
Strata Property Agents of British Columbia (SPABC)
Condominium Home Owners' Association (CHOA)
Professional Association of Managing Agents (PAMA)
Real Estate Institute of British Columbia (REIBC)
Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM)
GOVERNMENT
British Columbia Government
Real Estate Council of British Columbia (RECBC)
(Responsible for licensing individuals and brokerages engaged in real estate sales,
rental and strata property management)
Professional Standards Manual (Formerly called the Licensee Practice Manual)
I. General Requirements of the Real Estate Services Act
II. Trading Services
1. Practice Standards
2. Acting for Sellers
3. Acting for Buyers
4. General Information
5. Strata Sales
6. Real Estate Developeing Marketing Act
7. New Construction
8. Tenant Occupied Properties
9. Manufactured Homes
10. Sale of a Business
III. Rental Property Management Services
IV. Strata Management Services
Residential Tenancy Branch
(BC Ministry of Housing and Social Development)
Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
(Canada's national housing agency and Canadian Mortgage Insurance Company)
Homeowner Protection Office (HPO)
(Branch of BC Housing, a provincial Crown agency)
Financial Institutions Commission (FICOM)
(A regulatory agency of the provincial government Ministry of Finance)
Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia (LTSA)
(A statutory corporation responsible for managing the land title and survey systems of BC)
BC Assessment (BCA)
(An independent, provincial Crown corporation, governed by a Board of Directors, and accountable
to the Government of BC)
Property Tax
BC Home Owner Grant and Deferring Taxes
Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (PCMLTFA)
Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC)
(Receives, analyzes, assesses and discloses financial intelligence on suspected money laundering,
terrorist financing, and threats to the security of Canada)
REAL ESTATE INFO
Buying a Strata Property
Property Disclosure Statement (PDS)
(Sellers to disclose property defects)
EMPLOYMENT
BC Employment Standards Act
BC Employment Standards Act, Employment Standards Regulation
BC Jobs Online Inc.
(A for profit enterprise, BCjobs.ca connects job seekers to leading companies in Greater Vancouver
and throughout British Columbia)