by Courtney Zwicker | May 23, 2025 | Boards & Associations, Legal Issues, News
Former Calgary Realtor Eric Drinkwater, who is charged with $1.9-million in alleged fraud, is facing a potential lifetime cancellation of his licence after a regulatory hearing on Thursday.~ Drinkwater appeared in a virtual disciplinary hearing held by the Real Estate...
by Daniel Foch | May 16, 2025 | Boards & Associations, Columnists
Don’t miss out—join us online for REM’s monthly market breakdown on May 27 at 2 PM ET. REM, columnist Daniel Foch will analyze CREA’s latest stats, regional variations and what shifting sentiment means for Realtors—register here. In a real estate market...
by Eric Stober | May 15, 2025 | Boards & Associations, News
Ontario has tabled new legislation that will allow out-of-province Realtors to more easily work in the province, but some are warning the move could lower Ontario’s high standards and open the door to underprepared agents working in unfamiliar markets. The Protect...
by Mario Toneguzzi | May 14, 2025 | Boards & Associations, News
Stock photo (Canva) At Wednesday’s annual general meeting, members of the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board decisively rejected proposed bylaw changes that would have shifted some decision-making powers, including control over membership dues, from members to...
by Courtney Zwicker | May 14, 2025 | Boards & Associations, News
CREA announces board of directors for Realtor.ca. From top left: Janice Myers, CEO, CREA; David Oikle, board chair, Realtor.ca; James Mabey, immediate past chair, CREA; Sheila Morin, CMO, Coveo; Sarah Miller Wright, former COO, Manulife; Peter Lukomskyj, CEO of...
by Brandon Reay | May 14, 2025 | Boards & Associations, Guest Columns
Realtors aren’t tuning out. They’re walking away. And not because they don’t care, but because their boards stopped being relevant. What we’re witnessing isn’t an engagement problem. It’s a structural failure decades in the making. In a recent column, BCREA CEO,...
