Boards & Associations

REM editor Jim Adair recently spoke to Calgary’s Cliff Stevenson, the chair of CREA, along with CEO Michael Bourque. This is an edited version of the conversation.

“No one left behind” is the message of a new partnership between the United Way of Chatham-Kent (UWOCK) and Chatham-Kent Association of Realtors.

The Kitchener-Waterloo Association of Realtors (KWAR) recently presented a cheque for $54,450 to Habitat for Humanity Waterloo Region (HFHWR).

The Fraser Valley Real Estate Board recently kicked off a year-long celebration commemorating its 100th anniversary.

A new report by the British Columbia Real Estate Association estimates at the peak of market activity in March 2021, 67,000 buyers were searching for homes across B.C. while only 24,000 listings were available.

Jeff King is the new CEO of the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver. He will begin his tenure at REBGV in November.

The Alberta Real Estate Foundation has partnered with Empower Me, a free program that helps people save energy, save money and increase the comfort and safety of their homes.

The Lakelands Association of Realtors and the Southern Georgian Bay Association of Realtors have officially merged. The move follows a membership vote at each association’s membership meeting in May 2021.

The British Columbia Real Estate Association says the election of another minority government means that collaboration between parties will be key in making homeownership more achievable in Canada.

It’s mainly a lack of housing inventory that’s driving up prices, says a new report by The Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers (QPAREB).