A Metro Vancouver Realtor and her personal real estate corporation have had their licences suspended by the provincial regulator for the industry. Rimpy Hothi and Rimpy Hothi Personal Real Estate Corporation are the subject of an “order in urgent circumstances” issued by the B.C. Financial Services Authority on Friday. The order does not specify what conduct by Hothi and her company necessitated it, in the eyes of the regulator. The document says only that “there has been conduct” by Hothi and her company that justify such an order, and that “the length of time required to complete an investigation or hold a discipline hearing, or both, would be detrimental to the public interest.” Similarly, a news release from the BCFSA does not elaborate on the reasons for Hothi’s suspension. BCFSA orders in urgent circumstances are interim measures, which are put in place to protect the public while allegations are under investigation and disciplinary processes are underway. Whatever the allegations against Hothi are, they have not been proven. Under the order, both Hothi’s licence and her company’s licence are suspended. She must also change the name of her registered real estate team—Rimpy Hothi Group—within 10 days. “BCFSA recommends that current clients of Hothi contact Hothi’s brokerage, Sutton Group–West Coast Realty, to understand how the suspension impacts them and what their available options are to work with a licensed real estate agent at the brokerage,” the regulator said in its release. “Consumers should be aware that Hothi is unlicensed as of Sept. 4, 2026, and cannot provide any trading services or unlicensed assistant duties while the suspension is in effect.” According to the BCFSA’s online directory, Hothi was the subject of a notice of administrative penalty in January 2025. That notice ordered her to pay $4,000 for four violations of the Real Estate Services Act’s rules related to marketing. Those violations included failing to name her brokerage, her personal real estate corporation and her team name on her Instagram, Linktree, YouTube, TikTok, and X accounts, according to the document. She also “published misleading real estate advertising” by using the phrases “Top 1% Realtor” or “Top 1% in Greater Vancouver” on those social media accounts “without any explanatory statements or rationale,” the notice indicates.
