by Christine Rae | Jan 22, 2020 | Featured, Guest Columns
Certification for a stager is as important as a real estate licence is to an agent. Why? Simply so people know what to expect when hiring a stager. Real estate regulation has been in place for over 100 years but staging is in its infancy, barely two decades old as a...
by Joseph Richer | Jan 7, 2020 | Guest Columns
When buying or selling a home, we know that working with a regulated real estate professional is in the consumer’s best interest. That message has always been central to the Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO) consumer outreach efforts. From the consumer’s...
by Tim Hudak | Dec 16, 2019 | Featured, Guest Columns
This year, half a million Ontarians will buy and sell a home in our province. The overwhelming majority of them will put their trust in the hands of a Realtor. With so much on the line, Ontario home buyers and sellers have a right to expect that the Realtor by their...
by Canadian Real Estate Association | Dec 4, 2019 | Guest Columns, Sponsored
The following is sponsored, promotional content. This content is not written by and does not necessarily reflect the views of REM. When you asked for an easier and more accurate way to share your listings in more places, we delivered. When you expressed the need to...
by Penelope Graham | Nov 26, 2019 | Guest Columns
That average rent costs are rapidly rising in many of Canada’s largest urban centres isn’t a new narrative. As the cost of ownership housing also steadily increases, more would-be real estate purchasers are lingering in the rental market for longer; in fact, according...
by Joseph Richer | Nov 14, 2019 | Guest Columns
As the year comes to an end, I can’t help but to reflect on 2019 and what an exciting year it has been for Canada’s real estate professionals and their provincial regulators. The world is rapidly changing and we must do our best to keep up with new standards by...
