by James R.G. Cook | Sep 13, 2023 | Legal Issues
QUICK HITS In Stanley v. Grech, a real estate agent’s alleged professional negligence was examined. The plaintiff purchased a strata lot in Vancouver with the intention of redeveloping it. The agent failed to recommend legal advice, leading to disputes over...
by REM Editorial Team | Sep 13, 2023 | News
The Greater Toronto Area’s (GTA) real estate market has witnessed a swift transformation, shifting from rampant overbidding earlier this year to a surge in underbidding in August. Wahi’s recent analysis reveals that 70 per cent of the 245 GTA...
by REM Editorial Team | Sep 12, 2023 | Boards & Associations, News
As summer turns to fall and sweater weather sets in, the housing market has already entered a cooling phase, mirroring the trends seen in August. In his latest report, Robert Hogue, assistant chief economist with RBC Economics, notes that the Bank of Canada’s...
by REM Editorial Team | Sep 12, 2023 | News
In a world where real estate transactions can sometimes feel as cold and daunting as a dip in a Canadian lake during winter, two unconventional realtors have made a splash by defying the norms. Johnny Hewerdine and Tristan Squire-Smith, the duo previously known for...
by Danny Kucharsky | Sep 11, 2023 | Boards & Associations, News
There are “eerily similar circumstances” to today’s rapidly rising interest rate environment and what happened to the housing market in the 1990s when the Bank of Canada raised rates rapidly, a Re/Max executive says. The Bank of Canada raised...