by Danny Kucharsky | Sep 23, 2019 | Featured, Profiles, Technology
When Montreal-area luxury real estate broker Martin Rouleau started to use social media in 2011 to promote his business, people told him that “the $2-million vendors are not on Facebook.” But Rouleau didn’t listen to them and it turned out to be a smart move. He now...
by Joseph Richer | Sep 20, 2019 | Featured, Guest Columns
Whenever I speak to real estate boards and brokers of record, I like to remind them that consumer protection is a shared responsibility between the provincial real estate regulator and the profession. In Canada’s largest province, the Real Estate Council of Ontario...
by REM Editorial Team | Sep 19, 2019 | Boards & Associations, Featured
Jason Yochim has been named inaugural CEO of the Saskatchewan Realtors Association. Yochim will assume his new responsibilities on Jan. 1, 2020, when the association is formed through an amalgamation of the Association of Regina Realtors, Association of Saskatchewan...
by REM Editorial Team | Sep 18, 2019 | Featured, News
A new report says single mothers, Indigenous renter households, new immigrants, Canadians under the age of 30, and seniors are all facing higher levels of overspending on rental housing than the Canadian average. The information comes from the 2019 Canadian Rental...
by Karen Cox | Sep 17, 2019 | Featured, Guest Columns
It is with a very heavy heart that the OREA family recognizes the loss of friend, leader and a true legend of organized real estate in Canada – Ettore Cardarelli. Ettore was a pillar in the real estate community for over 30 years and has excelled in some of the most...
by Mario Toneguzzi | Sep 16, 2019 | Featured, News
The future of the Real Estate Council of Alberta, the province’s regulatory body for the industry, is under review as the government considers a scathing independent report on the organization’s governance and activities. Earlier this year, prompted by complaints from...
