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 Brandon Reay | Sep 26, 2025 | Boards & Associations, Columnists
Everyone has covered iPro Realty Ltd. Missing millions, frozen trust accounts, lawsuits, and a regulator that failed to catch it in time. The headlines have been relentless. Recent public statements from association leadership have echoed this outrage, calling the...
by Cathy Polan | Sep 25, 2025 | Boards & Associations, News
Below is a letter written by Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA) president Cathy Polan, which was sent to the association’s membership and obtained by Real Estate Magazine. I’ve been a Realtor for over 16 years, and in that time, I have never seen...
by REM Editorial Team | Sep 11, 2025 | Boards & Associations, News
Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA) is sounding the alarm about Ontario’s rental market, which it says is leaving families, students, and seniors struggling to find safe, affordable housing. A new report from OREA warns that without urgent reforms, the provincial...
by Mario Toneguzzi | Sep 3, 2025 | Boards & Associations, News
Cathy Polan, president of the Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA), said the organization applauds the provincial government’s decision to review the Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO) in the wake of the iPro Realty Ltd. scandal. In a statement provided to Real...