MONTREAL– Two Quebec property brokers are encountering penalties and years-long suspensions for sending fraudulent deals on homes to increase costs throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Christine Girouard has actually been put on hold for 14 years and her organization companion, Jonathan Dauphinais-Fortin, has actually been put on hold for 9 years after Quebec’s authority of property brokerage firm discovered they utilized phony quotes to obtain customers to increase their deals.
Girouard is a widely known broker that formerly starred on a Quebec truth reveal that adheres to leading property representatives in the district.
She is encountering a penalty of $50,000, while Dauphinais-Fortin has actually been fined $10,000.
The 2 brokers were put on hold in May 2023 after La Presse released a post concerning their methods.
One customer wound up paying $40,000 greater than his preliminary deal in 2022 after Girouard and Dauphinais-Fortin cooked up a 2nd proposal on the home he wished to purchase.
This record by The Canadian Press was initial releasedSept 11, 2024.
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