by REM Editorial Team | Dec 7, 2023 | News
Last month, the Competition Bureau (CB) entered into a consent agreement with the Northwest Territories Association of Realtors (NWTAR) to handle concerns with its membership practices in real estate. The CB’s investigation found that the NWTAR conducted itself in an...
by Mario Toneguzzi | Mar 27, 2023 | Boards & Associations, News
The Quebec Professional Association for Real Estate Brokers (QPAREB) is currently facing an investigation by the Competition Bureau on its real estate data-sharing practices. Marc Lacasse, the president of the QPAREB board of directors, assured members in an unlisted...
by Wes Jamison | Oct 20, 2021 | Featured, Guest Columns
Okay, here we go again. A few years ago we had the Competition Bureau down our throats telling us about our anti-competitive behaviour. Their point back then was about allowing outsiders into our MLS system, and a whole host of other things, including commissions. I...
by Chris Seepe | Apr 6, 2021 | Featured
Every Realtor and their clients have been touched directly or indirectly by insurance premiums, possibly even as simply a consumer. In early March I received a near exact 30 per cent increase in my small multi-residential rental property insurance premium. I heard...
by Jim Adair | Jun 26, 2019 | Featured, News
The evolution of real estate marketing online. New brokerage models, from discount to flat fee to cloud-based. Buyer brokerage. Part-time versus full-time agents. FINTRAC. FSBOs. Real estate regulation and education. The future of organized real estate. All of the...
