by REM Editorial Team | Aug 26, 2021 | Featured, News
The Ontario Real Estate Association says the Liberal Party of Canada’s housing plan “would criminalize the ability for hardworking Canadians to choose how to sell their homes, by regulating real estate practices through the Criminal Code.” OREA’s statement, posted on...
by REM Editorial Team | Jun 9, 2021 | Boards & Associations, Good Works
The Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA) is donating an additional $520,000, on top of the $480,000 donated one year ago, to Ontario shelters and shelter-based charities through the Ontario Realtors Care Foundation. OREA’s shelter-based donations total $1 million...
by REM Editorial Team | Mar 10, 2021 | Boards & Associations
Ottawa-based real estate broker David Oikle has assumed the role of president of the Ontario Real Estate Association. Oikle represent Ontario’s 80,000 Realtors on the 2021 OREA Board of Directors. “2020 was a tough and trying year full of uncertainties, but our...
by Sean Morrison and David Oikle | Feb 9, 2021 | Featured, Guest Columns
The year 2020 was truly remarkable. It demonstrated why we have associations; to help shine a light forward when the path ahead is dark and the future is unclear. There was no playbook for the challenges and obstacles brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite it...
by REM Editorial Team | Mar 2, 2020 | Featured, News
The mood was jubilant at the Ontario Real Estate Association’s REALiTY Conference last week when OREA president Sean Morrison announced that the Ontario Government has passed the Trust in Real Estate Service Act, 2019 (TRESA). “This is a huge win for our Realtor...