Realtors look to change ‘long and expensive’ process to access property information
A group that represents realtors in the B.C. Interior is making several recommendations to improve how governments process and deliver property documents.
The Association of Interior Realtors (AIR) has released a report that studied 13 municipalities to identify challenges and best practices in dealing with the documents that are vital to completing property sales.
“Realtors take their professional obligation to provide consumers with the necessary information and documentation on a property seriously. A big part of that information—from, inspection reports, to permits, to sewer hookups— is only available in municipal property documents,” AIR President Kaytee Sharun said.
“Unfortunately, we know that in a lot of cases getting these documents can be a long and arduous process full of expenses, exceedingly long timelines and inefficiencies. There’s definitely room for improvement.”