by Viler Lika | Oct 24, 2025 | Advice for Agents, Guest Columns, Legal Issues, Technology
Today’s rental market is far riskier than it was a decade ago, with rental scams on the rise and growing more sophisticated with the spread of generative artificial intelligence (AI). Data from SingleKey shows that around 15 per cent of tenant applications contain...
by Jason Steele | Oct 24, 2025 | Letters to the Editor
The other day, I read the opinion piece suggesting that the term Realtor has become “baggage.” That somehow, the public perception of the word has been tainted, and maybe we’d all be better off dropping it and starting fresh. Let me be clear: that line of thinking is...
by Lauren Towers | Oct 21, 2025 | Guest Columns
There was a time when Realtor meant something. It conjured images of polished professionals, steady hands on the tiller, people guided by ethics, not ego. Today, the word feels less like a badge of honour and more like a brand you’d whisper about at a cocktail party...
by Taylor Hack | Oct 20, 2025 | Advice for Agents, Guest Columns, Sales & Marketing
I was a third-year real estate agent, and my market, Edmonton, had front-row seats to the fall in oil prices from historic highs to brutal lows in just a few months. Alberta’s economy tumbled, the housing market followed it down, and I was sure my business was in...
by Daniel Foch | Oct 16, 2025 | Boards & Associations, Columnists
The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) has crowned September 2025 the strongest September since 2021. The comparison is technically correct, but the broader picture is less compelling. Measured across two decades of September data, this year’s performance belongs...
