Sentences with phrase «canadian real estate consumers»

Until that day arrives Canadian real estate consumers will continue to pay thousands more than necessary in service fees and they can blame it on RECO and our industry.

Not exact matches

Friday's action follows on the heels of an agreement struck between the Competition Bureau and the Canadian Real Estate Association in October in which the Association discarded a rule prohibiting realtors selling consumers merely a listing service to post on the MLS system.

For the past few years, the Finance Minister has been trying to prevent Canadian house prices and consumer debts from rising too quickly — without causing a major slump in the real estate market that would hurt the economy.

Real estate gains keep Canadian consumer sentiment near highs

The Commissioner of Competition, the federal agency tasked with advocating for the rights of Canadian consumers, won their abuse of dominance case against the Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) after fighting for years to have sales data made accessible to the public.

The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) tried its best to beat back the charge by the Competition Bureau that CREA's rules that limit the choice of consumers as «anti-competitive».

, a Canadian - Mexican partnership that promotes Mexican real estate, travel and culture to Canadian consumers.

Also, should the Competition Bureau of Canada prevail, it won't mean just another type of competitor, it will mean a new standard for an entire industry — ergo it would mean, that the Government of Canada is dictating to a National Industry how best for us to serve all, Canadian, real estate consumers.

An important challenge related to the necessary continuous improvement of the Canadian consumer's view of our profession, will be how real estate companies — national and regional — train and support these inexperienced Realtors.

Ian, this is a recipe for trouble in Canada as we have privacy laws that prohibit us from (without the appropriate consent) maintaining contact with consumers and also The Canadian Real Estate Association has rules of conduct of which this would most likely be in violation of.

Organized real estate is exactly that and the benefits that come from it for realtors, brokers consumers and Canadians is huge.

Jim Murphy, CEO of the Canadian Association of Accredited Mortgage Professionals (CAAMP), says many real estate salespeople have developed relationships with specific mortgage brokers, which can assist consumers «perhaps better than banks.»

It's the high consumer debt load that will eventually bring real estate and the Canadian economy in general down on its knees.

Realtysellers, thus Melanie Aitken's U.S. style of real estate deliverance of non-service services for cheap designed to appeal to the masses of «cheap - is - better» uneducated button - pushing, arm - chair, lazy consumers will be the ruination of a Canadian system that has functioned very well for decades, despite the many bad apples that inhabit our system, as bad apples are always wont to inhabit all systems populated by fellow humans with strong self - serving ethoes, even within government bureaucracies no less.

Recent studies by the Toronto Real Estate Board and the Canadian Real Estate Association verify that consumers are confused by the mls.ca brand.

A tongue - in - cheek advertising campaign by the Canadian Real Estate Association is offering relief in the form of tea to consumers who are considering not using a Realtor to buy or sell a home.

«This is an exciting moment for Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate as we underscore our commitment to our Canadian operations and our focus on delivering exceptional service to our network and consumers,» says Sherry Chris, president and CEO.

Zillow Group will begin accepting Canadian home listings next year on its U.S. consumer real estate sites, including Zillow.com and Trulia.com.

I don't believe that any Canadian Province, that was more in control of their real estate industry, would've aided or abetted the deletion of any rule that clearly existed for the better interests of consumer's!

Canadian consumers can now connect to entertainment, DIY and real estate content including BHGRE's Ask a Pro Q&A portal.

Likewise I have shared my dozens of real estate specific consumer education articles with REM readers, written totally by me, for my personal use readership web visitors, «freely» among colleagues and their BOR's, both in Canada and Stateside, who sometimes request reprint rights, for nearly twenty years, since my Net presence began in 1998, as I became one of the first CanadIan REALTORS (r) on the Internet.

In April I became the first Canadian to earn the professional designation C ‑ CREC (Consumer Certified Real Estate Consultant).

First Canadian Title has enlisted the help of Susan Lawrence, a Toronto - area victim of real estate title fraud, and launched www.protectyourtitle.com to demonstrate to consumers that fraud can happen to anyone.

The Canadian Real Estate Association has long guarded the data it generates with each sale its 100,000 members close, preferring to drive consumers toward its realtor.ca Web portal to look for listings.

recently at a Canadian brokers conference, Michael Fischer, chief marketing officer for Coldwell Banker Real Estate told REM, «If a real estate professional is not using video (for their marketing) I think they are missing out on a huge part of how consumers are consuming advertising.&raReal Estate told REM, «If a real estate professional is not using video (for their marketing) I think they are missing out on a huge part of how consumers are consuming advertising.&Estate told REM, «If a real estate professional is not using video (for their marketing) I think they are missing out on a huge part of how consumers are consuming advertising.&rareal estate professional is not using video (for their marketing) I think they are missing out on a huge part of how consumers are consuming advertising.&estate professional is not using video (for their marketing) I think they are missing out on a huge part of how consumers are consuming advertising.»

Respected Edmonton real estate agent comments about the Competition Bureau beating up on 96,000 hard working Canadians who have, by their own free wills, chosen to belong to a particular business association that protects and promotes buyer and seller interests and enables informed consumer decision making.

The continued arrogance and lack of understanding of the fundamentals supported by the Canadian real estate mls infrastructure (this includes layer upon layer of rules to protect consumers) posted by Bill McMullin is a clear sign why the quicker viewpoint.ca is strategically targeted and eliminated from the consumers minds the better.

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«Strong economic performance, especially in Western Canadian provinces, has bolstered consumer confidence levels to such a degree that purchasers in the upper end are comfortable with a million dollar plus investment in real estate,» says Elton Ash, regional executive vice-president, Re / Max of Western Canada.

SOPER: It's going to be critical for organized real estate in Canada to continue to explain its value proposition to consumers, and to look to new ways to improve the real estate experience for Canadians.

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In case you missed the headlines earlier this week, after a two - year investigation into Canada's real estate brokerage industry, the Competition Bureau concluded that Multiple Listing Service (MLS) rules established by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) restrict consumer choice and limit the scope of alternative business modreal estate brokerage industry, the Competition Bureau concluded that Multiple Listing Service (MLS) rules established by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) restrict consumer choice and limit the scope of alternative business mestate brokerage industry, the Competition Bureau concluded that Multiple Listing Service (MLS) rules established by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) restrict consumer choice and limit the scope of alternative business modReal Estate Association (CREA) restrict consumer choice and limit the scope of alternative business mEstate Association (CREA) restrict consumer choice and limit the scope of alternative business models.

The Canadian real - estate market is expected to get much more competitive with a new discount agency partnership that would offer cheaper real - estate fees to consumers and present the most serious threat yet to traditional bricks - and - mortar realtors.