by Diane Slawych | Sep 30, 2021 | Featured, News
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...
by REM Editorial Team | Apr 16, 2021 | Boards & Associations
Cliff Stevenson was installed as chair of the Canadian Real Estate Association during its 2021 Annual General Meeting. Stevenson has been a Realtor for 15 years and served as the 2016 Calgary Real Estate Board president. He is joined on CREA’s executive by chair elect...
by Jim Adair | Jul 14, 2020 | Boards & Associations, Featured, News
Note: This story originally was posted on July 14 and was updated on July 23, 2020 and November 7, 2023. The Alberta Real Estate Association sued a former member of its Board of Directors and obtained an order directing civil enforcement agents to his home and office...
by Jim Adair | Jan 13, 2020 | Featured, News
In a column published by the National Post in December, CREA CEO Michael Bourque wrote that government bears much of the blame for the housing market imbalance of rising prices and lagging supply. “A narrow focus on suppressing household debt has dominated the policy...
by REM Editorial Team | Oct 9, 2019 | Boards & Associations
Altus Group is partnering with CREA and several large real estate boards to expand the Home Price Index nationally. Altus Group developed the technology that powers the MLS Home Price Index in 2009. It analyzes all of the sales data from a board or association’s MLS...
