When Michael Bourque stepped into the role of CEO for the Canadian Real Estate Association in 2018, the country’s lack of housing supply was not widely acknowledged by the government or consumers. Five years later, all levels of government are addressing the...
With less than a month until Canada’s new foreign buyer ban goes into effect, the real estate industry is still waiting for details about the legislation and how it will be implemented. On Tuesday, Michael Bourque, CEO of the Canadian Real Estate Association,...
Toronto Regional Real Estate Board CEO John DiMichele was awarded the 2022 Association Executive Network’s (AEN) Award of Excellence at the CREA Annual General Meeting recently. The award recognizes his “tremendous work and tireless commitment to the profession over...
A new report from Smart Prosperity Institute, funded by CREA, says that a ban on “blind bidding” wouldn’t have the desired effect of limiting home price increases, and may actually lead to higher prices. During the recent election campaign, the Liberal Party of Canada...
Eight Ontario Realtors who sent a letter to the Canadian Real Estate Association this summer asking for changes to a problematic listings issue are not happy with the association’s response. The group is seeking to make it mandatory for Realtors to list a property on...
