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 REM Editorial Team | Apr 10, 2019 | Boards & Associations, Featured
Levelling the playing field with builders and developers, eliminating unlicensed real estate “consultants” and getting rid of “bully offers” top the list of reforms that the Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA) is recommending to the provincial government. OREA’s...
by Joseph Richer | Mar 29, 2019 | Featured, Guest Columns
It’s shaping up to be a busy spring at the Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO). The upcoming launch of the Real Estate Salesperson Program, a review of our Mandatory Continuing Education program, and preparations for our May 16 AGM are all top-of-mind issues at...
by Joseph Richer | Feb 28, 2019 | Guest Columns
As the days get longer and winter (slowly) transforms into spring, there’s an excitement in the air at the Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO), and it isn’t entirely weather-related: we’re approaching the official launch of our new Real Estate Salesperson Program...
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...