by Trevor Koot | Apr 1, 2019 | Guest Columns
Is it naive to think that organized real estate’s current approach to the collection and interpretation of data will ensure its relevance, and that of the Realtor, as the industry and technology continue to evolve? Quite simply, yes, it is. The amount of data that is...
by Todd Shyiak | Feb 4, 2019 | Featured, Guest Columns
The fear of the unknown can be unsettling. Zillow coming to Canada has unsettled some. But the fact is, Zillow isn’t the unknown and we have no reason to be fearful. Zillow has been in the U.S. for 12 years and the sky hasn’t fallen for Realtors there – quite the...
by REM Editorial Team | Jan 28, 2019 | Featured, News
In early December, Zillow announced that it had signed listing agreements with nine additional brokers and franchisors in Canada, including HomeLife Real Estate Canada, Sage Real Estate and Your Choice Realty. They join Century 21 Canada and several other Canadian...
by REM Editorial Team | Jan 15, 2019 | Boards & Associations, Featured
Bill Harrington, general counsel at CREA, recently announced that he will retire in April. “April will be the 26th anniversary of my employment with CREA. It will also represent the 40th anniversary of when I started practising law,” wrote Harrington. “After having...
by Jim Adair | Dec 17, 2018 | Boards & Associations, Featured, Profiles
Michael Bourque, CEO of the Canadian Real Estate Association, doesn’t like the term “organized real estate”. He says the staff at CREA’s Ottawa offices no longer use it, because they know he doesn’t like it. “You’ve got organized labour and organized crime and I don’t...
