by REM Editorial Team | Dec 20, 2023 | Legal Issues, News
Yesterday, the Alberta Real Estate Association (AREA) announced a settlement to all outstanding and ongoing legal disputes with the Real Estate Council of Alberta (RECA). RECA’s board of directors has agreed to pay AREA $900,000. A joint public statement...
by REM Editorial Team | Dec 20, 2023 | Community, Good Works
Thanks to collections from the 29th annual Realtors Care Blanket Drive — a partnership between the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver, the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board and the Chilliwack and District Real Estate Board realtors — over 21,600 blankets and warm...
by REM Editorial Team | Dec 19, 2023 | News
With interest rates and inflation rising high over the last few years, Canadians have gone through some tough times — to the point that many are holding their real estate plans, whether buying or selling. Although the Bank of Canada announced its final rate hold of...
by REM Editorial Team | Dec 19, 2023 | Community, Good Works
To improve housing quality for vulnerable Calgarians, the Calgary Real Estate Board (CREB) Realtor Community Foundation awarded $75,000 for this year’s Transformation Grants to support repairs to existing infrastructure. Each of the Accessible Housing Society, Calgary...
by REM Editorial Team | Dec 18, 2023 | News
With all of the housing market challenges and financial strains on people these days — including a housing shortage and persistently high interest rates — you might be surprised that the outlook on home ownership of many Canadians is actually positive, according to a...
