by David Langlois | Apr 18, 2023 | Boards & Associations, Guest Columns
In thinking about the Realtor Cooperation Policy, I am struck by two things. The first is a lack of nuance. It feels like a blunt instrument designed primarily to increase the number of listings available to MLSs for public distribution. The second is the mechanism by...
by Jordana Springgay | Apr 17, 2023 | Boards & Associations, News
QUICK HITS Boards and associations will vote on a proposed amendment to the Realtor Code at CREA’s AGM in Ottawa on Tuesday, which would make it mandatory for realtors to place their listings on MLS within three days of publicly marketing a residential...
by Daniel Foch | Apr 17, 2023 | Boards & Associations, Columnists, News
For the first time in over a year, the primary measure of Canadian house prices has stopped falling. When measured by the aggregate composite house price index (HPI), the average Canadian house price is $686,371, 13.7 per cent below March of last year but up since...
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 REM Editorial Team | Apr 10, 2023 | Boards & Associations, News
The latest data from the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) indicates that the Metro Vancouver housing market saw modest increases in home prices in March, despite new listings remaining below long-term historical averages. Home sales, however, had a...
by Daniel Foch | Apr 5, 2023 | Boards & Associations, Columnists, News
Toronto’s real estate market continues to be characterized as “tight” by the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB). TRREB’s March 2023 Market Watch shows active listings down for the first time in several months and new listings down an...
