by REM Editorial Team | Aug 2, 2024 | Announcements
Century 21 Assurance Realty recently announced it will open two new offices in British Columbia’s growing southern Interior region — one in Kamloops and the other in Vernon. With two offices and 100 agents in Kelowna and Castlegar, the brokerage has been a part of...
by REM Editorial Team | Aug 1, 2024 | News
The Bank of Canada (BoC) lowered its benchmark rate for the second time in two months on July 24. With government bond yields also dropping, current mortgage rates have hit their lowest point in 17 months. Though some expect these lower rates to stimulate the real...
by REM Editorial Team | Jul 31, 2024 | News
This year, the housing market has experienced slower-than-expected sales levels and a significant increase in property listings. Although this has helped stabilize prices in many markets, some still experienced notable price hikes, as a Zoocasa study of Canadian Real...
by REM Editorial Team | Jul 30, 2024 | Announcements, Technology
The Alberta Real Estate Association (AREA) has recently partnered with Payload, a digital payments fintech company specializing in streamlining transactions for the real estate industry. The collaboration will provide AREA’s 600+ member brokerages with free access to...
by REM Editorial Team | Jul 29, 2024 | Boards & Associations, News
The BC Real Estate Association (BCREA) and the Canadian Mortgage Brokers Association — British Columbia (CMBA-BC) are asking the B.C. Government to amend and refine recent changes to the Residential Tenancy Act (RTA). Changes laid out in Bill 14, which amends the RTA...