by Courtney Zwicker | Oct 7, 2025 | News, Profiles
As a young man growing up in Mississauga, Ont., Don Kottick had little interest in business. While his parents urged him toward a conventional path, he veered toward studies in anthropology, psychology and geology — not the typical origin story of a corporate leader....
by Courtney Zwicker | Oct 2, 2025 | News
Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO) says the insurance program manager handling the iPro Realty Ltd. matter is working toward processing the “significant volume” of agent commission protection claims within months. An update released by RECO on Wednesday offers a...
by Courtney Zwicker | Sep 26, 2025 | Legal Issues, News
Rui Alves, whose now-defunct iPro Realty Ltd. is under investigation for a $10.5-millon trust account scandal, insists the missing money was used to keep the floundering brokerage afloat, not enrich him personally. “The suggestion that millions of dollars was...
by Courtney Zwicker | Sep 23, 2025 | Legal Issues, News
Former Calgary Realtor Eric Drinkwater has been permanently banned from trading in real estate in Alberta after admitting to defrauding 71 people out of more than $3.5 million through a Ponzi scheme. The Real Estate Council of Alberta (RECA) announced the lifetime...
by Courtney Zwicker | Sep 23, 2025 | Legal Issues, News
Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO) was successful in obtaining several court orders in a hearing Monday, which freeze the assets of iPro Realty’s Ltd.’s founders, and give Fedele Colucci and Rui Alves one day to tally up their anticipated living expenses and legal...
