by Jordana Springgay | Aug 12, 2026 | Boards & Associations, News
The Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA) has appointed an acting chief executive officer to lead the association while interim CEO Cathy Polan remains on a leave of absence. Diane Brisebois has been named to the role on a temporary basis. She spent more than 30...
by Susan Doran | Dec 24, 2025 | News
(Dov Markowich/contributed) A Toronto real estate agent has made headlines due to an ongoing legal action that has resulted in what some experts are calling the most important Canadian securities law decision in the past decade. The groundbreaking Supreme Court...
by Andrew Fogliato | Oct 20, 2025 | Profiles, Sales & Marketing
When Toronto Realtor Anya Ettinger got her real estate license in June of 2020, she had no background in the industry. Her parents worked in the arts, her friends weren’t yet at the stage of buying or selling, and she admits she didn’t know what to expect. “I didn’t...
by Brandon Reay | Jun 20, 2025 | Boards & Associations, Columnists, Technology
Across Canada, Realtors are held to a higher standard. We are expected to uphold ethics, accuracy, and professionalism. But the platforms we rely on to meet those expectations are designed by organizations that do not bear the consequences of failure. When listings...
by Melanie Robitaille | Jun 18, 2025 | Community, News
If a life well-lived is one measured in how many lives you touch, then A.J. Plant, regional owner of EXIT Realty Eastern Ontario, truly lived before he passed the morning of June 10th, 2025 at the age of 52. The sound of broken hearts could be heard all over his...