So if you're buying a house, why would you use the same real estate agent as the seller? Alexander is among real estate representatives, who agree that better consumer protections are needed in real estate transactions where the buyer and seller are represented by the same agent. It's the first phase in a review of the 2002 Real Estate Business Brokers Act (REBBA), the law and code of ethics that govern real estate agents' conduct. The Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) told the Star that it doesn't report or track "any statistics at the brokerage or individual realtor activity level." "It's just that real estate is the hottest industry in the city and it has been for a while so we're getting the attention."

Source: thestar September 01, 2017 15:00 UTC