by Courtney Zwicker | Jan 7, 2026 | News
Agents gathering at Queen’s Park on Tuesday/photo by James Phillips Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO) administrator Jean Lépine says he’ll stop at nothing to make sure agents whose commissions were trapped by the iPro Realty Inc. trust scandal get...
by Courtney Zwicker | Dec 16, 2025 | News
The Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO) says agents affected by the massive trust account scandal at iPro Realty Ltd. are currently set to be compensated for just half of what they’ve lost in commissions. It’s a massive blow to the agents – some who are claiming...
by Courtney Zwicker | Dec 2, 2025 | Boards & Associations, News
(Jean Lépine/Ontario One Call). The board of the Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO) was let go as a government-appointed minister stepped in on Monday, but questions remain about CEO Brenda Buchanan’s role. On Friday, Minister Stephen Crawford announced...
by Courtney Zwicker | Nov 28, 2025 | News
The Ontario government will assume control of the Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO), Minister Stephen Crawford has announced. In a letter addressed to RECO Chair Katie Steinfeld and CEO Brenda Buchanan, Crawford said Friday morning that he has appointed veteran...
by Mario Toneguzzi | Sep 3, 2025 | Boards & Associations, News
Cathy Polan, president of the Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA), said the organization applauds the provincial government’s decision to review the Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO) in the wake of the iPro Realty Ltd. scandal. In a statement provided to Real...
