by Emma Caplan-Fisher | Jan 22, 2024 | News
Concerns about exacerbating the country’s housing affordability crisis have resulted in a petition on Change.org addressed to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Honourable Sean Fraser, minister of housing. A volunteer group, led by Hossein Maleki, president and CEO of...
by Emma Caplan-Fisher | Jan 12, 2024 | Announcements
Pineapple Financial, a publicly traded Canadian mortgage brokerage based in Toronto, opened a new office in the Vancouver area last month. This follows the company’s expansion into Western Canada, with other offices recently opened in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta...
by Emma Caplan-Fisher | Jan 8, 2024 | Boards & Associations, News
On Tuesday, the Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO)’s board of directors, which oversees strategy in RECO’s mandate of consumer protection, received a letter from Ontario’s minister of public and business service delivery that presented five orders about...
by Emma Caplan-Fisher | Jan 4, 2024 | News
Yesterday, the Realtor Cooperation policy became effective. Created by the Realtor Code’s Duty of Cooperation (Article 30), the policy’s amendment will limit how exclusive listings can be marketed. It’s intended to improve professionalism and collaboration in Canadian...
by Emma Caplan-Fisher | Jan 2, 2024 | News
A real estate recruiter based in Alberta is facing sexual assault allegations south of the border. Mike Sherrard of Calgary is among the eXp agents and recruiters named in a lawsuit alleging sexual assault by former team members, according to a recent New York Times...
