by James R.G. Cook | Mar 25, 2025 | Boards & Associations, Columnists
(Canva) QUICK HITS The Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismissed a motion by Ojohome Canada Ltd. seeking to restore its access to MLS data feeds from TRREB and CREA. The court found that the brokerage, which operated a referral-based business model, failed...
by Jordana Springgay | Mar 18, 2025 | Boards & Associations, News
The Canadian Real Estate Association is proposing a $75 special assessment for members to bolster its legal defence fund amid a flurry of legal issues. In an email sent to member boards and associations, CREA says its legal costs ballooned from $626,000 in 2023 to...
by REM Editorial Team | Mar 17, 2025 | Boards & Associations, News
Janice Myers, CEO, CREA makes a statement alongside the housing coalition in Ottawa (CPAC) As economic uncertainty mounts over escalating trade tensions with the United States, a coalition of organizations, including the Canadian Real Estate Association...
by Brett Surbey | Mar 14, 2025 | Boards & Associations, News
Fierce competition among buyers during hot markets in B.C. is a well-known motif, even as softer markets are currently at play. However, recent regulatory changes could mean the return of bully offers when markets inevitably rebound. Effective Mar. 17, B.C. Realtors...
by Lane MacIntosh | Mar 14, 2025 | Boards & Associations, Community, Guest Columns, Profiles
Growing up in the small, close-knit farming and fishing community of Cascumpec, P.E.I., Noreen Barwise (Bryan), much like another island girl, Lucy Maud Montgomery’s fictional character Anne of Green Gables, believed that life was filled with limitless...
by Jordana Springgay | Mar 12, 2025 | Boards & Associations, News
The impact of U.S. tariffs and chaotic back-and-forth threats are rippling through housing markets across Canada, and the uncertainty isn’t likely to fade anytime soon. Robert Hogue, assistant chief economist at RBC, dissected February data from local boards and says...
