by Yousaf Iqbal | Mar 13, 2023 | Columnists, Guest Columns
New research from Statistics Canada points to a painful but unavoidable truth. Canada wants lower home prices and higher immigration, but we can’t have both, at least not without significant changes. What kind of changes? Well, we desperately need changes to...
by Daniel Foch | Mar 3, 2023 | Boards & Associations, News
Similar to CREA’s data, the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board’s (TRREB) Marketwatch shows us one of the worst year-over-year drops in house prices on record. The average sold price declined by 17.9 per cent from February 2022. Many in the industry...
by REM Editorial Team | Feb 22, 2023 | Boards & Associations, News
The Competition Bureau of Canada is investigating the Quebec Professional Association for Real Estate Brokers (QPAREB) and its subsidiary, Societe Centris, for potentially implementing data-sharing restrictions that may be impeding competition in the province’s...
by Jordana Springgay | Feb 8, 2023 | News
Editor’s note: This article has been updated from its original version to include additional information and quotes from both CREA and TRREB. QUICK HITS CREA is proposing to convert Realtor.ca into a standalone technology company. The association says the...
by Daniel Foch | Feb 3, 2023 | News
January is typically a slow month for transactions, but the Greater Toronto Area’s real estate market appears to be off to an exceptionally slow start this year, with most metrics significantly trailing January 2022. Industry anecdotes point to a lot of buyers...
