Industry Profiles
Op-Ed: What We Approve Is As Important As How Much We Approve When It Comes To Housing Affordability
At a time when we have perhaps the fewest skilled labour jobs in our history (certainly true relative to population) the buildings we are seeking to construct are more complicated and are taking more labour hours per square foot than ever before.
Industry Profiles
Is Agricultural Urbanism The Solution To Destructive Sprawl?
The planning theory of Agricultural Urbanism emerged nearly 30 years ago, with a focus on organically containing urban sprawl.
Insiders
Op-Ed: Time For Toronto To Turn Down the Tax Temperature
It’s high time we re-balance the property tax burden so that those who are lucky enough to own their own home (from which tax-free capital gains accrue) proportionately fund our municipal services.
Industry Profiles
Op-Ed: The Importance Of Consumer Choice In Real Estate
Ontario Real Estate Association President Tania Artenosi explains the benefits of the Trust in Real Estate Services Act.
Insiders
Toronto's Bumpy Path To Missing Middle Housing Needs To Be Smoothed Over
Amid Toronto's soaring prices and climbing interest rates, we must rethink what homeownership looks like, and that includes ramping up missing middle housing.
Industry Profiles
Op-Ed: How OREA Is Offering A Safety Net For The Self-Employed
At a Special Meeting of OREA in June, nominees of Member Boards from across Ontario voted to approve the Ontario REALTOR® Wellness Program.
Industry Profiles
Op-Ed: The REALTOR.ca-Openn Offers Integration Explained
Patrick Pichette, VP, Realtor.ca explains the intention and expected value add behind CREA's partnership with Openn Offers.
Industry Profiles
TRREB: Focus on Expanding Housing Supply, Not Another Investor Tax
Toronto Regional Real Estate Board President Kevin Crigger rebukes City of Toronto Councillor Mike Colle's call for another investor tax.
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Industry Profiles
Op Ed: Ontario is Heading Toward the Highest Real Estate Professional Standards in North America
OREA President David Oikle says the province has some of the highest professional standards in any marketplace across North America.
Industry Profiles
Op-Ed: A Simple Home Inspection Could Save Thousands in Post-Sale Costs
During a time when buyers are paying sky-high prices for a house, a home inspection is a simple, low-cost tactic that will save them money.
Real Estate News
The Top 30 Destinations in the Americas Where Canadians Want to Buy Real Estate
Wondering what Canadians’ most popular home buying destinations in the Americas are? Well, warm weather and beaches dominate the list.
Industry Profiles
Opinion: We Have to Stop Seeing the Housing Crisis as a "Federal Issue"
As the federal government does not have direct control of housing supply, it cannot have a leading role in solving the housing crisis.
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