by Courtney Zwicker | Jul 7, 2025 | Boards & Associations, Legal Issues, News
The fallout of the multi-million-dollar Ponzi scheme by former Calgary Realtor Eric Drinkwater continues to unfold, with new developments relating to the fraudster’s one-time bosses and the brokerage he worked for. Drinkwater’s scheme centred around falsified bridge...
by Courtney Zwicker | Jun 12, 2025 | News
Just weeks after Re/Max Canada cut ties with Pat Hare and his top-producing Calgary brokerage, Hare’s son is leading a move to Royal LePage. Re/Max dropped Re/Max Central from its franchise network due to allegations surrounding a multi-million-dollar Ponzi scheme run...
by Stacy Paquin | Jun 10, 2025 | Columnists
The following was submitted in response to a recent opinion piece written by Alberta Real Estate Association CEO Brad Mitchell. Contrary to the Alberta Real Estate Association’s disappointing and ill-informed assertions published in the Real Estate Magazine,...
by Brad Mitchell | Jun 6, 2025 | Boards & Associations, Guest Columns
Brad Mitchell is the CEO of the Alberta Real Estate Association, a not-for-profit professional association representing the interests of more than 15,000 Alberta Realtors from 10 local real estate boards/associations. Albertans deserve the confidence that their...
by Courtney Zwicker | Jun 2, 2025 | Boards & Associations, Legal Issues, News
Pat Hare, owner of the Calgary brokerage that employed Ponzi schemer Eric Drinkwater, not only failed to report the illegal activity, but also advised the fraudster against coming forth himself, a judge has ruled.~ In a decision of the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta...
