by Susan Doran | Dec 1, 2023 | Boards & Associations, News
Voting at a special general meeting (SGM) on November 29 that could have axed the Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA)’s contentious pending insurance plan for all realtors in the province wound up determining that the program will go ahead as planned. It’s a blow —...
by REM Editorial Team | Dec 1, 2023 | News
There’s big change in Edmonton’s real estate sector, as David St. Jean Real Estate Group of Re/Max strategically moves its 18-agent team to eXp Realty, the world’s largest independent brokerage with almost 90,000 agents. Over the past year, the David St. Jean team...
by Mario Toneguzzi | Dec 1, 2023 | Boards & Associations, News
Information Technology Systems Ontario (ITSO) held its second province-wide meeting on November 26 to discuss a few options for increasing access to MLS data. The organization warns that a data divide is hurting Ontario realtors. ITSO, a not-for-profit corporation,...
by REM Editorial Team | Dec 1, 2023 | Announcements
Re/Max Premier Inc. acquired Vaughan, Ontario’s Royal LePage Real Estate Professionals on November 27, 2023. The experienced brokerage of over 95 agents will transition from Royal LePage to Re/Max, which is a significant shift in local real estate and services offered...
by Mario Toneguzzi | Nov 30, 2023 | Legal Issues, News
Phase two of the new regulations under the Trust in Real Estate Services Act (TRESA) comes into effect on December 1 in Ontario. TRESA replaces the Real Estate and Business Brokers Act (REBBA) and impacts how nearly 100,000 realtors will conduct business in the...
by REM Editorial Team | Nov 30, 2023 | Advice for Agents, News
The country’s population saw an average annual growth of 553,568 between 2018 and 2022. In contrast, only an average of 205,762 new homes were constructed each of those years. This has created a 50-year high gap between the two figures, as per the Fraser...
