Share Changes to the Canadian Real Estate Association’s (CREA) Pillar’s and Interpretations are being brought forward to the annual general meeting on March 22nd, 2010. The current three pillars of the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) System are as follows: 1. Membership – only realtors can place a listing on the MLS system 2. Agency – [...]
Share The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) has revised its forecast for home sales for the year bringing it upward, and it is now citing better economic conditions. CREA forecasts 527,300 sales this year, up 13.3% from 2009 levels. The previous forecast called for a 7% increase. The national average home price is forecast to [...]
Share The battle lower real estate fees in Canada has gone up significantly as we see the federal Competition Bureau challenging real estate for what it seems as “anti-competitive” behaviour and restricting consumer choice. The Competition Bureau has made an application to the Competition Tribunal, which will determine if the bureau’s complaints have merit. If [...]
Share Realtors are lobbying the provincial government to adopt standards for cleaning up houses that were used to grow and manufacture drugs. In a recent report, the Alberta Real Estate Association (AREA) released guidelines from commissioned experts for air quality in former drug houses. It has been identified that there is no standard in the [...]
Share The great thing about blogs is that I get to say what I want to say, without any interruptions. The thing that I don’t like about blogging is that I don’t get to see the people that are reading my blogs! So I don’t get to greet you in person! Anyway, on a more [...]
