by Joseph Richer | Jan 7, 2020 | Guest Columns
When buying or selling a home, we know that working with a regulated real estate professional is in the consumer’s best interest. That message has always been central to the Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO) consumer outreach efforts. From the consumer’s...
by Joseph Richer | Nov 14, 2019 | Guest Columns
As the year comes to an end, I can’t help but to reflect on 2019 and what an exciting year it has been for Canada’s real estate professionals and their provincial regulators. The world is rapidly changing and we must do our best to keep up with new standards by...
by Joseph Richer | Sep 20, 2019 | Featured, Guest Columns
Whenever I speak to real estate boards and brokers of record, I like to remind them that consumer protection is a shared responsibility between the provincial real estate regulator and the profession. In Canada’s largest province, the Real Estate Council of Ontario...
by REM Editorial Team | Apr 23, 2019 | Boards & Associations
The rights of real estate salespeople and brokers in Ontario to transact short-term rental accommodations have been affirmed after the Real Estate Council of Ontario issued a bulletin last week. “By virtue of being registered to trade in real estate, registrants are...
by Joseph Richer | Feb 1, 2019 | Featured, Guest Columns
Last fall, my colleagues from the Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO) and I crisscrossed the province to meet with industry leaders in a series of town hall events we held in Cambridge, Thunder Bay, Ottawa, Orillia, Windsor, Ajax and Vaughan. We arranged this round...
