by Callum James | Mar 9, 2017 | Featured, Guest Columns
The delay by the Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO) in announcing the winner of its initial licence training Request for Proposal should ring alarm bells. RECO may be about to attempt its biggest cash grab since it required that all registrants buy their E&O...
by Susan Doran | Feb 24, 2017 | Boards & Associations, Featured, News
The Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA) is proposing a series of sweeping governance changes designed to bring more transparency and accountability to its members, says association president Ray Ferris. Among the changes being proposed to help streamline operations...
by Tony Palermo | Jan 30, 2017 | Boards & Associations, Featured, News
The Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA) has lost a bid to continue providing Ontario real estate licensing education after 2020, sources tell REM. The news comes, according to industry insiders, after the Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO) selected another...
by REM Editorial Team | Jan 23, 2017 | Boards & Associations, News
The best way to ensure millennials will be able to buy a home is by putting more homes on the market, the Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA) told Ontario’s Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs last week. In its 2017 pre-budget consultation, OREA...
by REM Editorial Team | Jan 16, 2017 | Boards & Associations, Featured, News
The Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) and the Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA) are fighting a City of Toronto proposal that would increase land transfer taxes on homebuyers. TREB has launched a website to shed light on the proposed changes, which it says could...
