by Connie Adair | Jun 4, 2025 | Community, Featured, Good Works, News
Cailey Heaps is beautifying Toronto one wall at a time. The idea-prolific CEO of Heaps Estrin Real Estate Team came up with the city-facing mural initiative, which she says allows the team to give something lasting back to the neighbourhoods they serve while...
by REM Editorial Team | Jun 4, 2025 | News
Prime Minister Mark Carney has set an ambitious goal to ramp up Canadian housing completions to 500,000 per year over the next decade to tackle the housing shortage. But are that many new homes needed to make housing more affordable and accessible? Maybe not,...
by REM Editorial Team | Jun 3, 2025 | Boards & Associations, News
The search continues for a permanent Ontario Real Estate Association CEO, with a new recruiter now tasked with the job. A job advertisement recently posted by executive search firm Preston Human Capital Group seeks to attract top talent to the role, which provides...
by Courtney Zwicker | Jun 2, 2025 | Boards & Associations, Legal Issues, News
Pat Hare, owner of the Calgary brokerage that employed Ponzi schemer Eric Drinkwater, not only failed to report the illegal activity, but also advised the fraudster against coming forth himself, a judge has ruled.~ In a decision of the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta...
by Courtney Zwicker | Jun 2, 2025 | Boards & Associations, Legal Issues, News
The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board’s lawsuit against the leaders of an online opposition to the Ontario Realtor Wellness Program was heard in court last week, with both sides of the controversial decision going before a judge.~ On Thursday, the case against...
by Courtney Zwicker | Jun 2, 2025 | Announcements, News
Ray and Amie Ferris’s Erie’s Edge Real Estate will soon fly The Realty Firm’s banner as the two Ontario brokerages forge a partnership. Ryan Hodge and Sandra Tavares are welcoming Erie’s Edge as a partner company of The Realty Firm, forming the newly-named The Realty...