by Mario Toneguzzi | May 17, 2023 | Boards & Associations, News
The B.C. Financial Services Authority (BCFSA) has introduced new rules for real estate teams in the province. In a blog post for the BC Real Estate Association (BCREA), Peter Borszcz, lawyer and partner at Montgomery Miles & Stone Law Firm, explains that new...
by Mario Toneguzzi | May 12, 2023 | News
In British Columbia, the newly-implemented home buyer rescission period, a ‘cooling-off’ period that allows buyers the right to rescind an offer within three business days of an agreement being signed, has not proven to be useful, say a number of real...
by Mario Toneguzzi | May 10, 2023 | News
It’s a long shot now, but if the Toronto Maple Leafs miraculously stage a playoff comeback and win the Stanley Cup, a team of realtors in Ontario’s Kitchener-Waterloo region says they’ll work for free. The Saunders Tremblay Realty Team put the offer...
by Mario Toneguzzi | Apr 14, 2023 | Boards & Associations, News
The Canadian Real Estate Association’s membership reached record highs in 2022. CREA’s membership, which includes provincially-licensed real estate agents who have joined a local real estate board, ballooned to 160,064 at the end of 2022, representing a...
by Mario Toneguzzi | Mar 27, 2023 | Boards & Associations, News
The Quebec Professional Association for Real Estate Brokers (QPAREB) is currently facing an investigation by the Competition Bureau on its real estate data-sharing practices. Marc Lacasse, the president of the QPAREB board of directors, assured members in an unlisted...
