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Published on: 11/26/2007
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The more DuProprio offers sellers advice -- on how to set a price, for example -- the closer the company comes to infringing on the exclusive jurisdiction of brokers and agents, said Nadeau, president of the Association des courtiers et agents immobiliers du Québec.
"A real estate transaction is complicated and people don't want to have problems.Without them, the consumer has no protection," Nadeau said, referring to the quality standards, insurance and professional liability fund that come with using licensed brokers and agents.
"Maybe they think they are saving on commissions," Nadeau said of DuProprio's clients.