Province
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver wants Coquitlam council to reconsider a proposed bylaw banning door-to-door sales.
The group said many realtors go door-to-door “to keep in touch with clients and to meet new clients.”
“We’re presenting council with a petition signed by realtors who live and work in this community and throughout the Lower Mainland and who may go door-to-door as part of their business services,” said real-estate agent and Coquitlam resident Barrie Seaton. The board said the 2,655 homes sold in Coquitlam last year generated $74 million in spin-off sales of renovations and furniture and appliance sales, creating more than 1,000 jobs as a result.
© The Vancouver Province 2007
