by REM Editorial Team | Oct 28, 2025 | Boards & Associations, Legal Issues
The following is a joint statement released on Oct. 27 by members of Ontario’s housing sector, including the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB) and Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA). Ontario is facing a housing emergency. Projects are stalling, builders...
by REM Editorial Team | Oct 24, 2025 | Announcements
This year marks 40 years of the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) bringing together Realtors from across Canada with their local Members of Parliament in Ottawa. The annual PAC Days conference, to be held this year from Oct. 26 to 28, allows Realtors to advocate...
by REM Editorial Team | Oct 16, 2025 | News
(One of the catalogue designs. Photo credit: CMHC) The federal government has released a catalogue of standardized housing designs aimed at reducing costs and speeding up the construction of new homes across the country. The Housing Design Catalogue includes 50...
by Joel Thompson | Jun 24, 2025 | Guest Columns
We must say it louder for the people in the back: Canada is not in a housing crisis. We are in an infrastructure and policy crisis. Until we start solving the right problems, all the money, headlines, and government promises in the world won’t get us anywhere near...
by REM Editorial Team | Sep 20, 2024 | Boards & Associations, News
On Monday, the federal government announced changes to mortgage rules to help more qualified buyers access mortgages and become homeowners. The changes, taking effect this year on December 15, include allowing 30-year amortizations for first-time buyers and for newly...
