Hello, David Hennessey here, welcome to my home online to learn about buying and selling real estate with myself. If you need to contact me you can go here right now.
I offer you professional knowledge to make your real estate experience better in British Columbia, I personally focus in selling real estate in the Maple Ridge / Pitt Meadows area where I live. I have a network of professionals in other areas if you desire to buy or sell outside Maple Ridge / Pitt Meadows. If you are looking for details on Maple Ridge / Pitt Meadows contact me right away via this page.
If you are simply curious what it is like to work with a licensed professional real estate trading services representative in British Columbia, it is very important for you to know how you can work with a professional like myself. Part of the legislation that controls my work in the real estate industry requires me to share with you the details of agency before providing you with real estate services.. Below is an overview from BCFSA the legislated regulatory agency that works to ensure real estate professinal have the skills and knowledge to provide you with a high standard of service.
You can work with a real estate professional in one of the following ways:
AS A CLIENT
If you are the client of a real estate professional, they work on your behalf. The real estate professional representing you has special legal duties to you, including:
• Loyalty. They will act only in your best interests.
• Full disclosure. They must tell you everything
they know that might influence your decision in a
transaction.
• Avoid conflicts of interest. They must avoid any
situation that would affect their duty to act in your
best interests.
• Confidentiality. They must not reveal your private
information without your permission, even after your
relationship ends. That includes:
• your reasons for buying, selling or leasing
• your minimum/maximum price
• any preferred terms and conditions you may
want to include in a contract
When you become a client, you may be asked to sign a written agreement setting out your and the real estate professional’s responsibilities.
AS A NON-CLIENT
A real estate professional who is not representing you
as a client does not owe you special legal duties:
• No loyalty. They may be representing a client with
competing interests to yours in a transaction. They
must be loyal to their client, not you.
• No duty of full disclosure. They do not have a duty
to give you all relevant information.
• No duty to avoid conflicts. They are not acting in
your interests.
• No confidentiality. They must share any information
you tell them with their clients in a transaction.
As a non-client, a real estate professional may give you only limited services. If you are thinking of working as a non-client, I recommend you obtain legal advice.
Remember, whenever a real estate professional works with
you in a real estate transaction, whether you are their client or not, they have a responsibility to act honestly and with reasonable care and skill.
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Did you know buyers have a right to cancel a contract to purchase some types of residential real property in B.C.?
To learn more about the Home Buyer Rescission Period talk to your real estate licensee, a lawyer, or a notary
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Get access to up to date market information before it goes public if you are thinking of buying or selling real estate in British Columbia today by contacting me here.
I hope you choose to work with me but if you don’t I wish you the very best real estate success.
David
David Hennessey
REALTOR®
eXp Realty
604 626 8903