has created an anonymous tip line so consumers — and fellow agents — can report shady real estate agents to the provincial regulator. There are now two ways to send tips to the Real Estate Council of B.C. The new tip line is the latest addition to the regulator's existing complaint process. "People deserve to know that they can trust the professionals they are working with when they are buying or selling real estate," said Finance Minister Carole James. A new tip line was one of the recommendations made by the council's Independent Advisory Group in order to further protect real estate consumers in the province.

Source: CBC News March 15, 2018 21:31 UTC