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Limited Dual Agency

The British Columbia Real Estate Services Act also offers a limited dual agency option. This means that a buyer can call a listing agent about that agent's property, and the listing agent can subsequently act as both a seller's and a buyer's agent in that transaction, under a category known as "limited dual agency". In this capacity, that agent must step back from the transaction in an effort to serve both sides of the transaction.

A duty of care is owed to both seller and buyer, but the agent must be very careful not to disclose confidential information from the vendor (or vice versa) to the opposite party.

It is possible for a realtor to act as both a selling and a buying agent in one transaction, but only if such a capacity is disclosed to all parties, and is agreed upon by all parties, in writing.



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