Form 408 & Buyer's Conditions Updates (Effective January 3, 2022)
Buyer's Conditions Updates - Effective January 3rd, 2022
August 27, 2021
Training and more information on the updates to satisfying buyer's conditions.
Important Updates Effective January 2025
The Audit Policy and the Brokerage Transaction and Trust Account Policy
(replacing the Audit Program: A Guide to Real Estate Audits in Nova Scotia)
and
Commission By-law Part Six - Trust Accounts & Record Keeping
For more information, click HERE.
August 27, 2021
Training and more information on the updates to satisfying buyer's conditions.
September 30, 2020
The Commission regularly deals with questions from licensees and consumers regarding different relationships a brokerage can offer when dealing with For Sale By Owner’s (FSBO) sellers. There are a range of services that a brokerage/designated agent can provide to a customer or to a client. Sometimes a consumer will seek customer services from one brokerage and agency representation from another.
September 30, 2020
We have been notified by brokers that there is some confusion amongst licensees with how sellers are to complete clause 7 of the PDS, specifically clause 7.4 & 7.6 Sewage Disposal:
This page includes obsolete information on satisfying buyer’s conditions. The processes and clauses involved were changed on January 3rd, 2022. For information on the new process of satisfying buyer’s conditions, visit https://www.nsrec.ns.ca/news-practice-resources/commission-news/item/buyer-s-conditions-updates-effective-january-3rd-2022.
January 31, 2020
The Commission regularly deals with questions from licensees and consumers regarding the application of out clause(s). Please ensure you clearly understand the following concepts.
*The following may also apply to a lease agreement or an agreement of purchase and sale that is not written on a Commission-approved form.
Nova Scotia Real Estate Commission
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