by REM Editorial Team | Oct 28, 2021 | Featured, News
A new report from Smart Prosperity Institute, funded by CREA, says that a ban on “blind bidding” wouldn’t have the desired effect of limiting home price increases, and may actually lead to higher prices. During the recent election campaign, the Liberal Party of Canada...
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...
by Diane Slawych | Jul 23, 2021 | News
A group of Ontario Realtors has started a petition to end a long-standing practice regarding listings that they say prevents Realtors from being able to do their jobs and puts home buyers and sellers at a distinct disadvantage. “The biggest problem is when an...
by Kunal Sawhney | Jul 12, 2021 | Columnists
The Canadian housing market created massive wealth for sellers in the past year as prices soared, even as most other economic activities faced the pandemic heat. But in the past couple of months, the sales figures have slowed, according to data from CREA. Does this...
by REM Editorial Team | Jun 23, 2021 | Boards & Associations
The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) has announced a new partnership with the LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance. The Alliance was founded in June 2020 and currently has more than 1,200 members across Canada and the U.S. “We here at CREA are pleased to kick off Pride...
