– Carey Price and his wife Angela can’t sell their house in Candiac…
– And according to several home sales experts…
– This could be related to the SCANDAL affecting the real estate center.
– Let’s assume nobody trusts real estate agents anymore.
– Especially when we’re talking about a $1.8 million house…
– Real estate agent Price must be FURY at having a bad reputation for con artist Christine Girouard and her bandits.
– All brokers are affected by this controversy.
– We are already talking about a profession that is not well seen in the eyes of the people.
– Now imagine…
– The WORST TIME for the Price family…
The number of complaints has skyrocketed since the publication of the La Presse inquiry into real estate agents Christine Girouard and Jonathan Dauphinais-Fortin, we learned during their disciplinary hearing in Brossard on Wednesday. This allowed the OACIQ General Counsel to identify a file in which Ms Girouard allegedly lied in order to raise bids. (The press)
Scrutinizing consumer requests for assistance, investigators from the Organisme d’autoréglementation du courtage immobilier du Québec (OACIQ) uncovered another address that appears to have a plan to create an artificial advantage, Deputy Trustee Martin Cayer said. during the hearing of the two brokers before the Disciplinary Committee. Mr Dauphinais-Fortin is trying to avoid having his license suspended until the end of the autumn disciplinary hearing.
This request for help was made in 2022. The seller said he was unhappy with Ms Girouard’s services because, when she marketed her home, she failed to mention that he wanted to sell it with no “legal warranty”. However, upon detailed analysis of this file, the Trustee discovered that Ms Girouard had made false statements when accepting the purchase promises.
In utter overheating, the seller represented by Ms Girouard had received five promises to buy his property, which was selling for $349,700.
The first two bids were for $350,000, the third for $375,000, the fourth for $381,000, and the fifth for $390,000.
Through the Immocontact agents’ communication system, the agent representing the buyers of the highest bid had asked Ms. Girouard: “Am I in the running or not?” »
“He asks Ms. Girouard that he is not in the running,” says Deputy General Counsel Martin Cayer. Then he makes a bonus. »
Due to misrepresentation, the buyer raises his offer to $405,000 and the seller accepts, he says.
According to the General Counsel, the protection of the public is at risk if these two brokers continue to practice their profession because “these are voluntary, planned actions, it is a ruse.” It is repeated. This is not an isolated gesture.”
explosion of complaints
Since the publication of the La Presse inquiry, 69 requests for assistance have been made to OACIQ for Christine Girouard and 7 for Jonathan Dauphinais-Fortin.
These requests for help are being analyzed and investigated by the General Counsel, who says they already raise important public protection issues at this point.
OACIQ Assistant General Counsel and Jonathan Dauphinais-Fortin testified before the Disciplinary Committee on Wednesday. Ms Girouard will testify at the debt hearings later in the fall, her lawyer said.
” I trust him ”
Jonathan Dauphinais-Fortin informed the committee from the start of his intentions should he not be suspended. “Reapply for my license,” he said. “I will look for an agency that is willing to take me under their wing.” It is certain that being part of a team is essential for me. »
In particular, Mr Dauphinais-Fortin is accused of having submitted a bogus offer on behalf of his then-wife with the aim of promoting a higher offer in a file in which his boss, Ms Girouard, was representing the sellers.
While the General Counsel reported that Mr. Dauphinais-Fortin’s ex-spouse was strongly encouraged to fulfill this purchase promise, Mr. Dauphinais-Fortin said he had spoken to his ex-partner about the project. Spouse in living room hour before she made offer she trusted him and signed.
According to Mr. Dauphinais-Fortin, it was his boss who asked him for this offer because she knew he wanted to invest.
“In 2022 we’re overheated, Ms. Girouard tells you, ‘Make me a promise to buy’ and you don’t ask why?” asked OACIQ attorney Isabelle Martel.
“Well, I trust him,” replied Mr. Dauphinais-Fortin, whose offer was well below the asking price and who, despite being overheated, didn’t pay a bonus.
“Because I’m going there, according to the budget we were willing to allocate,” he said.
Ms Girouard told the deputy general counsel during the inquiry that she did not know Jonathan Dauphinais-Fortin’s ex-spouse and that she did not look at the names on the promises to buy, only the price.
His ex-wife’s alleged bogus offer resulted in buyers paying $40,000 more for her home.
When the deputy counsel requested the alleged sham offers from the RE/MAX D’ICI agency, they were gone. To obtain them, the deputy trustee had to contact electronic signature company eZsign.
The committee’s decision on the license suspension will be made this Thursday. Debt hearings will take place from September 25th to October 6th.
After Ms Girouard and David Tardif, whose licenses have been revoked, a third star from the show Numbers 1 has to appear before the disciplinary committee. Mathieu Arsenault, a flamboyant broker who travels by helicopter, and his wife, also a broker, Catherine Gosselin, have an appointment on November 7th. Mr. Arsenault would have failed to verify a client’s identity, while Ms. Gosselin faces charges of illegal practice or act and nominee.