by REM Editorial Team | Jan 21, 2025 | Boards & Associations
Elechia Barry-Sproule/TRREB The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB) is announcing their 2025 president and president-elect. Over the next twelve months, Elechia Barry-Sproule will serve as the board’s president. According to an email from TRREB,...
by REM Editorial Team | Jan 16, 2025 | Boards & Associations, News
It’s official—Realtor.ca is now a standalone, wholly-owned taxable subsidiary of the Canadian Real Estate Association. On Jan. 6, the entity was legally formed and governance now falls to its transition board of directors. As part of the change, Patrick Pichette,...
by REM Editorial Team | Jan 15, 2025 | Boards & Associations, News
Ottawa saw 613 homes sell in December 2024, 7.9 per cent more than the previous year, the Ottawa Real Estate Board (OREB) reports. This was 6.8 per cent below the five-year average and 2.7 per cent below the 10-year average for December. Year-to-date, sales totalled...
by REM Editorial Team | Jan 13, 2025 | Announcements, Boards & Associations
The London and St. Thomas Association of Realtors (LSTAR) board of directors recently announced that Dale Marsh will serve as its chair in 2025. Marsh moved to London in 1994 and trained as a survey technician. He holds an Accredited Buyer’s Representative (ABR)...
by Daniel Foch | Jan 10, 2025 | Boards & Associations, Columnists
As we reflect on 2024’s market, I can’t help but draw parallels to another pivotal moment in Toronto’s real estate history: the dramatic correction of the early 1990s. Back then, Toronto experienced what many considered unthinkable: a six-year...
by REM Editorial Team | Jan 8, 2025 | Boards & Associations, News
2024 was a tough year in real estate, thanks to the higher interest rate environment and economic uncertainty, the Cornerstone Association of Realtors (CAR) reports, with 2024 sales totalling 10,210 transactions. This was similar to 2023’s levels but 26 per cent below...
