by Chris Seepe | Aug 14, 2017 | Guest Columns
There is a powerful, compelling answer to solving the pandemic affordable housing crisis, complete with a huge financial pool, if the government would only take steps to unlock it. The government’s failure to address the housing shortage combined with its decades-long...
by Diane Slawych | Jun 19, 2017 | Featured, News, Profiles
A new documentary says Vancouver is experiencing a housing crisis so severe that many of its residents have been forced out into the streets. Some live in tents, others in vehicles. It’s not entirely surprising in a city where the average house price is $1.7 million...
by REM Editorial Team | May 16, 2017 | Boards & Associations, News
The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) has announced a five-pillar approach to address housing affordability for renters, homebuyers and homeowners across British Columbia. BCREA’s five pillars include recommendations to assist consumers with housing...
by REM Editorial Team | Jan 23, 2017 | Boards & Associations, News
The best way to ensure millennials will be able to buy a home is by putting more homes on the market, the Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA) told Ontario’s Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs last week. In its 2017 pre-budget consultation, OREA...
by Heino Molls | Dec 20, 2016 | Publisher's Page
The news these days tells us that people are clamouring for property in Vancouver and Toronto. While other markets in Canada may not be as heated, they are still active. With all this interest in real estate, especially the way it is depicted in the media, it is...
