by Dixie Lee MacDonald | Jul 13, 2026 | Boards & Associations, Columnists
The views expressed in this column are solely those of the author. Picture this: Somewhere between the offer and the closing, a buyer gets an e-transfer. Nobody put it in writing. Nobody told the brokerage. Nobody filed anything with RECO. Everyone involved...
by Dixie Lee MacDonald | Jun 23, 2026 | Boards & Associations, Guest Columns
Should selling real estate require a college diploma? Let’s look at the case for and the case against. In Ontario, real estate education is not a credential. It’s a course. You must have finished high school or an equivalency, pay one of four approved...
by Dixie Lee MacDonald | Jun 17, 2026 | Guest Columns
Imagine a consumer scrolling through listings and seeing “under contract” on a property they love. They move on. But the deal wasn’t firm — it was sold conditionally, and your client just lost a potential backup offer. That’s not a...
by Courtney Zwicker | May 4, 2026 | News
A path is outlined to build a new Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO) board of directors, with an interim board to be established by the end of the year, with new changes being introduced to restrict industry members from being elected. RECO released a notice on...
by David Ursino | Apr 27, 2026 | Guest Columns
The views expressed in this column are solely those of the author. A recent piece in REM framed artificial intelligence as a two-sided debate: doomers who believe AI will crash global property values within two years, and industry voices who counter that...
