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Bob Dunlop - President |
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 Bob Dunlop graduated
in 1976 from the University of Waterloo with a Bachelor of Applied
Science (Mechanical Engineering). He was designated by Professional Engineers of Ontario as
a Professional Engineer in 1978 and as a Consulting Engineer in 1985.
Bob formed Carson, Dunlop & Associates
Ltd. in 1978 with Alan
Carson. Together, their years of
pioneering inspection and promotion work
has made Carson, Dunlop & Associates
Ltd. one of the oldest and largest private-sector
home inspection companies in Canada.
Bob Dunlop co-authored a book with Alan
Carson entitled "Inspecting a House - A Guide
for Buyers, Owners & Renovators",
published in 1982, and reprinted several
times since. The book has been used as
an official course text for the Appraisal
Institute.
Bob Dunlop was the first Canadian member
of American Society of Home Inspectors and
instrumental in founding the Ontario Association of Home Inspectors.
He co-authored "The Home Reference Book", a
comprehensive reference manual and report
writing system for resale housing, now
used by other firms across Canada and
in the United States.
Bob co-authored the real estate licensing
course material on construction, for
the Ontario Real Estate Association and
the University of British Columbia. He
designed the course and material for
the Construction/Cost Estimating Course
for the Canadian Real Estate Association's
Market Value Appraiser designation for
Realtors.
Bob was approached to revise and update
the Training in Housing Rehabilitation
Skills course for Canada Housing and
Mortgage Corporation as part of their
Residential Rehabilitation Assistance
Program.
Bob Dunlop created and taught the Targeted
Inspection Program Workshops for the Ontario New Home Warranty Program (ONHWP),
now known as TARION.
In 1991, Bob Dunlop was a recipient of
the Stephen Greenford Award for dedication
to the advancement of the Home Inspection
Profession in Canada. Bob is also a recipient
of the Educational Merit Award in recognition
of outstanding contribution to the advancement
of Real Estate Education in the Province
of Ontario.
In December 2003, Bob was appointed to
the Board of Directors of the Real Estate Council of Ontario.
The board consists of nine elected representatives
from the real estate industry and three
ministerial appointees. Bob was appointed
by Jim Watson, Minister of Consumer and
Business Services.
"
RECO" was formed in 1997 to
administer the Real Estate and Business
Brokers Act on behalf of the Ontario
government. All registered real estate
brokers and salespersons are governed
by this Act. RECO's mandate is to protect
consumers through a fair, safe and informed
marketplace. In addition to administering
the Act, RECO has its own By-laws, which
allow it to provide more effective governance
of the real estate profession.
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