by REM Editorial Team | Mar 23, 2026 | News
The Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA) is urging all levels of government to reform development charges, saying the fees are contributing to higher home prices and limiting new housing supply. In its new 60-page report, A Pathway to Development Charge Reform, OREA...
by Courtney Zwicker | Mar 19, 2026 | News
The Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO) has frozen the accounts of two more brokerages, with an investigation uncovering more than half a million dollars unlawfully disbursed from trust accounts, it says. The regulator reported on Wednesday that it has taken...
by REM Editorial Team | Mar 16, 2026 | Boards & Associations, News
A Sault Ste. Marie Realtor has been named president of the Ontario Real Estate Association following the organization’s annual general meeting. Kim Fairley officially assumed the role March 12, succeeding Rick Kedzior, who moves into the immediate past-president...
by Jordana Springgay | Mar 13, 2026 | News
Jean Lépine at OREA’s 2026 AGM (OREA) QUICK HITS Ontario’s real estate regulator is requiring brokerages to file annual financial statements as part of a sweeping modernization effort aimed at strengthening consumer protection and preventing...
by Courtney Zwicker | Mar 5, 2026 | News
A new survey commissioned by the Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA) suggests many Ontarians no longer see housing affordability as driven solely by market demand. The polling, conducted by Abacus Data, found that residents increasingly believe government policies...
