by Courtney Zwicker | Oct 9, 2026 | News
OREA acting CEO Diane Brisebois/contributed. The Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA) is urging the province to put more guardrails around a proposed new system of financial penalties for real estate professionals, pointing to British Columbia as a model for...
by Courtney Zwicker | Oct 1, 2026 | News
Beginning today, all Ontario real estate brokerages can begin submitting a new annual financial filing to the Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO), giving the regulator a more detailed look at brokerage finances, trust accounts and compliance. The new requirement,...
by Jean Lépine | Sep 30, 2026 | Guest Columns
The views expressed in this column are solely those of the author. Trust accounts sit at the very heart of consumer confidence in Ontario’s real estate sector. Every day, Ontarians entrust brokerages with deposits representing life-changing transactions: the...
by Courtney Zwicker | Sep 18, 2026 | News
After nearly a year of unconventional governance at Ontario’s real estate regulator, the Real Estate Council of Ontario’s (RECO) is returning to a more familiar structure, but the changes underway are far from over. Jean Lépine was appointed by the provincial...
by Courtney Zwicker | Sep 10, 2026 | News
The Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO) has appointed Jean Lépine as interim CEO, just one day after his term as administrator of the regulator came to an end. Lépine has also served as RECO’s acting CEO since the end of December 2025. His appointment as interim CEO...
