Regulatory Decisions And Disclosures
Disciplinary Decisions and Licence Suspensions
List of E&O Licence Suspensions
The following individuals' real estate licences are immediately suspended for failure to pay for their errors and omissions insurance, in accordance with Commission by-law 323(b)(i).
- Jessica Morrison, former salesperson with Coldwell Banker Supercity Realty
- Ryan Foley, former salesperson with Coldwell Banker Tri-Key Realty
- David Hulshof, former salesperson with Keller Williams Select Realty
- Blair Armstrong, former associate broker with RE/MAX Banner Real Estate
- Abhishake Bhuchar, former salesperson Sutton Group Professional Realty
This suspension is published in accordance with Commission by-law 839.
Released on February 2, 2022
Disciplinary Suspension
Suspension of Real Estate Salesperson Licence: YANQING (CASSEY) ZHANG, Exit Realty Metro
Effective July 28, 2021
The Registrar hereby gives notice the real estate salesperson licence for Yanqing (Cassey) Zhang of Exit Realty Metro is suspended effective July 28, 2021 up to and including July 27, 2022 for violating the following sections of the Real Estate Trading Act and the Commission By-law:
- Real Estate Trading Act Section 22 (1) (a) & (b);
- Commission By-law 705(d);
The violations resulted from an investigation of a complaint initiated by the Registrar as a result of information provided to the Commission by the broker of Sutton Group Professional Realty. Ms. Zhang was licensed with Sutton Group Professional Realty at the time the violations occurred. The evidence supported on 14 occasions she signed/initialed real estate documentation for consumers without their knowledge or consent. The real estate documents in question at the time were closed transactions. Ms. Zhang had no authority to sign on behalf of these consumers, and she forged their signatures and initials. This was a violation of Real Estate Trading Act Section 22 (1) (a) & (b).
The evidence also supported that on numerous occasions she failed to provide her broker with accepted agreements pertaining to real estate transactions.
Ms. Zhang’s actions failed to follow the instructions of her broker, comply with his brokerage policies as well as NSREC By-law 705(d), which requires salespersons to keep their broker informed of their activities being performed on behalf of the brokerage.
Ms. Zhang is ordered to pay $5,000 in fines payments: $4,000 for violation of Real Estate Trading Act Section 22 (1) (a) & (b) and is subject to a one-year licence suspension, and $1,000 for violation of Commission By-law 705 (d).
This notice has been distributed to licensees in accordance with Commission By-law 839.
Expired Licence Advisory
The following individuals' real estate licences are immediately suspended for failure to renew or terminate their licence by midnight on June 30th, in accordance with Commission by-law 839.
Released on July 2, 2021
List of CPE Licence Suspensions
The following individuals' real estate licences are immediately suspended for failure to complete continuing education requirements, in accordance with Commission by-law 839.
Released on July 2, 2021
The Nova Scotia Real Estate Commission has the authority, pursuant to the Real Estate Trading Act and the Commission By-law, to publish licensing and disciplinary decisions and disclosures. In addition to notices of licence suspensions and terminations, the Commission publishes Discipline Newsletters, which serve as an educational tool for licensees and is available to the public in accordance with the following:
- Investigations that result in fines of $500 or less are summarized along with the sanction. Neither the licensee nor the brokerage are named in this summary.
- Investigations that result in fines greater than $500 include the licensee’s name, the brokerage name, a summary of the circumstances that led to the investigation, the sanctions and any costs the licensee is ordered to pay.
When a licence is suspended, the Registrar may also notify the public by publishing the information in the provincial newspaper, in accordance with Commission By-law 839.
Disciplinary Newsletters
- Commission Disciplinary Newsletter - May 2022
- Commission Disciplinary Newsletter - November 2020
- Commission Disciplinary Newsletter - July 2019
- Commission Disciplinary Newsletter - July 2018
- Commission Disciplinary Newsletter - August 2017
- Commission Disciplinary Newsletter - March 2017
- Commission Disciplinary Newsletter - December 2016
- Commission Disciplinary Newsletter - September 2016
- Commission Disciplinary Newsletter - March 2016
- Commission Disciplinary Newsletter - November 2015
- Commission Disciplinary Newsletter - July 2015
- Commission Disciplinary Newsletter - July 2014
- Commission Disciplinary Newsletter - December 2013
- Commission Disciplinary Newsletter - June 2013
- Commission Disciplinary Newsletter - November 2012
- Commission Disciplinary Newsletter - April 2012
- Commission Disciplinary Newsletter - November 2010
- Commission Disciplinary Newsletter - May 2010
- Commission Disciplinary Newsletter - September 2009