On Thursday, the B.C. Financial Services Authority — which oversees credit unions, mortgage brokers, and insurance brokers in addition to real estate — made recommendations for a pre-offer period and a cooling-off period in B.C. real estate transactions, in addition to other changes.
The three-day cooling-off period, referred to as the homebuyer protection period, would allow a buyer three business days following an accepted offer to conduct due diligence such as inspections, seeking legal advice and to confirm financing.Article content
Interest rates did it first
Too late.
good effort, but a bit late.