by Seyfi Tomar | Feb 25, 2022 | Columnists
As we approach municipal and provincial elections in Ontario, housing and labour shortages will dominate the media headlines in 2022. We need to move beyond focusing purely on the number of new houses and how that relates to population or household change. We must...
by Chiyoko Kakino | Feb 25, 2022 | Columnists, Featured
The real estate industry in Canada is hotter than ever and for established brokers, it would be easy to sit back and watch the boom unfold. But the best in the business know you either keep up recruiting and providing value to your agents, or watch your growth...
by Romana King | Feb 23, 2022 | Columnists
For many Canadians, buying a home is one of the most significant and emotional decisions of their life. Homeownership is expensive, especially in Canadian cities like Vancouver and Toronto – and increasingly in our smaller communities as Canadians show signs of...
by Barry Lebow | Feb 17, 2022 | Columnists, Featured
In this video rant, veteran Realtor and long-time REM columnist Barry Lebow says the disrupters in the real estate industry are not coming from outside the industry, but within. He talks about the huge increase in the number of Realtors and the surge of part-timers in...
by Christopher Alexander | Feb 16, 2022 | Featured, Guest Columns
We can all agree that Ontario, and Canada, needs more homes. The supply shortage is at the root of an affordability crisis that threatens to derail one of our country’s key economic drivers and the futures of many Canadians who, even if they can afford an...
by Laura McKay | Feb 15, 2022 | Columnists
In our recent survey at PolicyMe , 86 per cent of Canadians said they face significant barriers to homeownership. And 70 per cent of Canadians believe that Canada is becoming unaffordable. An overwhelming majority of Canadians are feeling the pinch when it comes to...
