by Jim Adair | Jul 31, 2017 | Boards & Associations, Featured, News
The Ontario Real Estate Association’s five-year strategic plan, which includes beefing up the image of Realtors, creating strong government lobbying efforts and working as an advocate for homeowners, was revealed recently in a livestreamed event. Featuring OREA...
by Jim Adair | Jun 22, 2017 | Featured, Profiles
While the provincial government’s new housing policies cooled the Greater Toronto Real Estate market in May, the decade-long real estate boom is still being felt across the province. Kingston, Ont. and area saw a near record-setting real estate market this...
by Jim Adair | Apr 4, 2016 | Featured, News
A report commissioned by CREA tells Canadian real estate professionals not to be paranoid and then identifies 36 potential threats to real estate salespeople, brokers, boards and associations and the MLS System. Presented at CREA’s AGM in March, the D.A.N.G.E.R....
by Jim Adair | Nov 23, 2015 | Boards & Associations, Featured, Profiles
Pauline Aunger loves being president of the Canadian Real Estate Association. She thinks more Realtors should get involved with organized real estate. Why? “Everybody says it’s to give back to the association, and that it’s rewarding both personally and...
by Jim Adair | Dec 15, 2014 | Boards & Associations, Featured, Profiles
Recently REM editor Jim Adair interviewed CREA president Beth Crosbie at the association’s offices in Ottawa. Crosbie is a sales representative with Coldwell Banker Pro Co in St. John’s, N.L.. Also sitting in were CREA CEO Gary Simonsen, vice-president of government...