by REM Editorial Team | Mar 9, 2026 | Boards & Associations, News
Saskatchewan’s housing market remained under pressure by limited supply in February, even as sales activity settled closer to historical norms heading into the spring market. The province recorded 825 home sales in February, down 16 per cent from a year earlier and...
by REM Editorial Team | Mar 5, 2026 | Boards & Associations, News
Home sales in Metro Vancouver remained subdued in February, with buyer demand and the pace of new listings slowing down at the same time. Greater Vancouver Realtors says 1,648 residential properties were sold in February, a 9.8 per cent decline from the 1,827 sales...
by REM Editorial Team | Mar 4, 2026 | Boards & Associations, News
Calgary’s housing market continued to diverge in February, with tighter conditions in detached and semi-detached homes offsetting mounting supply in the condo sector. CREB chief economist Ann-Marie Lurie said slower migration is colliding with a surge in new apartment...
by REM Editorial Team | Feb 27, 2026 | Boards & Associations, News
Bridgitte Anderson, president and CEO of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade (courtesy: Greater Vancouver Board of Trade). A coalition of B.C. business groups is asking the provincial government to cancel its planned expansion of the Provincial Sales Tax (PST)...
by Courtney Zwicker | Feb 24, 2026 | Boards & Associations, News
The Competition Bureau is expanding its investigation of real estate commission rules in Canada, now zeroing in on one of the country’s largest member boards, Greater Vancouver Realtors (GVR). The bureau has obtained a court order from the Federal Court to gather...
by Daniel Foch | Feb 19, 2026 | Boards & Associations, Columnists
Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) kicked off 2026 with a headline that felt convenient: home sales fell 5.8 per cent month-over-month in January, largely due to a “historic winter storm” in Central Canada. But here’s the problem. If it was just a snowstorm, it...
