By Canadian Press

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Alberta fires board of real estate regulator, cites paralyzing dysfunction

Oct 9, 2019 | 3:29 PM

EDMONTON – The Alberta government is moving to fire the entire board that regulates the provincial real-estate industry on the grounds it is hopelessly dysfunctional and wracked by infighting.

Service Alberta Minister Nate Glubish has tabled legislation that will allow the province to dismiss the board and appoint an interim administrator until a new board is in place.

“For too long, serious concerns and complaints from industry and from council officials themselves have been ignored. That stops now,” says Gulbish. “The council needs to stop focusing on trivial things like advertising guidelines and start focusing on protecting Albertans and addressing the actual issues facing the industry.”

The decision follows an outside audit report on the council commissioned by the government earlier this year.

The report by KPMG says the board has been spending too much time on internal and administrative matters.

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