Ontario Real Estate Association

• Ontario has ‘slipped’ in efforts to build 1.5M homes, new report finds

  A report into the province's attempts to boost the housing supply by the Ontario Real Estate Association found that, after a banner year in 2021, housing starts have slipped.

  Politics

  Feb 1, 2024
  
• Realtors, consumers facing racism on the job and when buying and selling homes: OREA

  The Fighting for Fair Housing report released by OREA says one in four BIPOC say a client has refused to work with them because of their identity.

  Canada

  Sep 27, 2022
  
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• Around 40% of parents of young Ontario homeowners helped children with purchase: poll

  The poll also showed that nearly 90 per cent of Ontario parents agree that it's more difficult to buy a home today compared to when they were younger.

  Canada

  Feb 22, 2022
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• New poll backed by developers suggests more Hamiltonians support expanding urban boundary

  A new poll backed by Hamilton-area realtors' and homebuilders' associations found that 38% of respondents want to expand the urban boundary to allow for growth through sprawl.

  News

  Oct 13, 2021
• Almost half of prospective buyers under 45 considering moving out of Ontario to buy home: poll

  “The affordability crisis continues to crush the dream of home ownership for many Ontarians and this has been intensified by the economic impact of the pandemic."

  Economy

  Jul 13, 2021
• Realtors say Ontario government should ban so-called ‘bully’ offers

  Ontario Real Estate Association President Karen Cox says the government should use its current review of the act that governs realtors in the province to bar the practice.

  Canada

  Apr 8, 2019
• Realtors, home builders urge province to relax zoning rules around transit hubs

  The associations which represent Ontario's realtors and home builders are calling on the provincial government to change zoning rules around the transit stations.

  Politics

  Mar 7, 2019
• Ontario to consider allowing disclosure of prices in real estate bidding wars

  The government launched a consultation Thursday looking at the Real Estate and Business Brokers Act, and that's one rule they're looking at changing.

  Canada

  Jan 31, 2019
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• OREA says a more open real estate bidding process benefits everyone

  In Ontario, realtors are permitted to share the price of a competing offer with another buyer, but only if all parties involved agree to the auction process.

  Canada

  Oct 28, 2018
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• OREA calls on province to revamp realtor rules, allow open bidding process

  "The average price of a home in 2002 was $275,000 in Toronto and most deals were closed by a fax machine," said Tim Hudak, chief executive of OREA. "This legislation is out of date."

  Canada

  Oct 11, 2018