by Lachman Balani | Mar 7, 2022 | Columnists
Every day, traditional and modern social media is abuzz with alarm bells on the relentless rise of Canadian real estate and the affordability crisis. Judging from the inaction of the government and regulators, one is led to think this is only something that the common...
by Bob Van de Vrande | Feb 28, 2022 | Columnists, Featured
What will it take? Having been an advocate of comprehensive data sharing for more than 20 years, this is a question I have often asked myself. For many years I, perhaps naively, thought that when the directors of real estate boards and associations realized that for...
by Diane Slawych | Nov 23, 2021 | Featured, Profiles
A 25-year pin, membership in the 25-year club and an invitation to dinner. That’s what Toronto sales reps who are members of the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB) receive after a quarter century in the business. The recognition is similar after 50 years. But...
by Asif Khan | Oct 28, 2021 | Columnists
In this video, I take a hard look into CBC’s hidden camera investigative report about “law breaking” Canadian real estate agents. It’s a deep dive into the issues presented on the program and the specific listing that the story was based on. Where are the real estate...
by Diane Slawych | Sep 30, 2021 | Featured, News
Eight Ontario Realtors who sent a letter to the Canadian Real Estate Association this summer asking for changes to a problematic listings issue are not happy with the association’s response. The group is seeking to make it mandatory for Realtors to list a property on...