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What role does the managing broker play in a BC real estate brokerage under RESA?

Correct Answer

B) The managing broker supervises all licensees, ensures RESA compliance and maintains trust accounts

Under RESA, every brokerage must designate a managing broker who is responsible for supervising all licensed individuals at the brokerage, ensuring compliance with RESA and regulations, maintaining and overseeing trust accounts, and implementing policies and procedures. The managing broker is personally accountable for the brokerage's compliance.

Answer Options
A
The managing broker handles only administrative tasks and has no supervisory duties over licensees
B
The managing broker supervises all licensees, ensures RESA compliance and maintains trust accounts
C
The managing broker's sole duty is to recruit new licensees, since licensees are self-supervising under RESA
D
The managing broker reports directly to CREA, not BCFSA, because CREA sets national practice standards

Why This Is the Correct Answer

Option B is correct because under RESA, the managing broker is responsible for: supervising all licensed individuals at the brokerage, ensuring the brokerage complies with RESA and its regulations, maintaining and overseeing trust accounts, and implementing policies and procedures for professional conduct. The managing broker is personally accountable to BCFSA for the brokerage's compliance and can face personal disciplinary action for supervisory failures.

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