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 | Sep 2, 2016 | Publisher's Page
A lot of things have changed in the real estate business in the past 25 years. One thing that has not changed is that many real estate salespeople and even brokers don’t have their own homes at retirement, let alone any savings or plans for where they should live...
by Chris Seepe | Aug 5, 2016 | Columnists
All levels of Canadian government pander to tenants for “easy” votes as reflected in the pro-tenant biases of Ontario’s Residential Tenancies Act (RTA). What few people realize is that many Ontario municipalities tax multi-residential rental properties anywhere from...
by REM Editorial Team | Jan 22, 2016 | Boards & Associations, News
In November, the National Housing Day breakfast and panel brought together interested parties across the Greater Toronto Area to discuss strategies for engaging with the private sector to build affordable housing. As host, Toronto Real Estate Board president Mark...
by Chris Seepe | Sep 28, 2015 | Columnists
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. (CMHC) states that a person who spends more than 30 per cent of their income on shelter can’t sustain their residence. CMHC put 26.4 per cent of Canada’s renters and 6.5 per cent of homeowners in that category in 2011. Costs are...
