by Daniel Foch | May 16, 2025 | Boards & Associations, Columnists
In a real estate market as diverse as Canada’s, national averages hide more information than they reveal. CREA’s April data confirms what many Realtors on the ground already know: Canada’s housing performance depends entirely on where you are. In Ontario and British...
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,...
by David Greenspan | May 13, 2025 | Columnists
Let’s be real—this market isn’t hard because there are no deals. It’s hard because too many people are operating with false expectations, and not enough real conversations are happening to fix it. Buyers are chasing homes they can’t afford. Sellers are living in the...
by Trevor Koot | May 7, 2025 | Boards & Associations, Columnists
Each month, a BCREA leader shares their insights in an exclusive column for Real Estate Magazine. Interested in contributing? Send us an email. Since moving from the practice side of the real estate sector to the association side in 2017, I’ve often told rooms...
by David Hillar | Apr 25, 2025 | Guest Columns
Despite making up less than 1 per cent of potential long-term housing stock, short-term rentals continue to shoulder a disproportionate amount of blame for Canada’s housing crisis, and Ontario has become ground zero for this narrative. The short-term rental (STR)...
by Kate Teves | Apr 24, 2025 | Advice for Agents, Columnists
Every month, Kate Teves, HR consultant, recruiter and founder of The HR Pro, answers Realtors’ questions about anything and everything related to human resources. Have a question for Kate? Send her an email. Question: How can brokerages and teams navigate...