Realtors and business partners Tim Wight and Kelly Johnston are the new owners of Sutton Group – ShowPlace Realty in Chilliwack, B.C.   Wight has been with Sutton for five years and Johnston for eight years. “We felt that the timing was right and that Chilliwack was prime for an office to do something a [...]

A new partnership between Royal LePage and the Hudson Bay Company (Hbc) provides clients of Royal LePage agents with exclusive shopping discounts at The Bay, Home Outfitters and Zellers stores across Canada. The campaign also includes a consumer contest called Great Moments At Home, in which consumers are encouraged to submit a story about a [...]

Coldwell Banker has launched a new integrated marketing campaign featuring off-beat and entertaining television spots with portraits of the company’s dynamic (albeit deceased) founders, Colbert Coldwell and Benjamin Arthur Banker, who started the company back in 1906.    Coldwell and Banker inject equal parts of humour and contemporary insights on the real estate market in [...]

David Rishel, managing broker of Re/Max Little Oak Realty in Abbotsford and Mission, B.C., is the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board’s John Armeneau Professional of the Year for 2008.  Rishel, a Fraser Valley Realtor of 22 years, managing broker for over 10 years and long-serving volunteer for the board, is known for his integrity, high [...]

Two out of three first-time buyers considering a home purchase are confident in future housing values but are thinking about monthly payments, the potential for rising property taxes and interest rates, says a new report by Genworth Financial Canada.   “Overall, this report illustrates that Canadians continue to have confidence in the strength of the [...]

By Kathy Bevan   At CREA’s April AGM, Ann Bosley is stepping down as president, ushering in Cal Lindberg as her successor.  Bosley and her board of directors dealt with a number of potentially negative issues during the past year.  One of the most prominent occurred early in Bosley’s term – meeting the federal Competition [...]

Real estate agents in New Brunswick recently kicked off celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of the New Brunswick Real Estate Association (NBREA). Originally called the Association of New Brunswick Real Estate Brokers, the association had 26 charter members and an office in Saint John. The first president was Saint John Broker Paul Sherwood.   [...]

Ron Hunter, previously the chief operating officer for Coldwell Banker Canadian Operations, has taken on the role of president of Coldwell Banker Pinnacle Real Estate, one of the brand’s largest franchisees in Canada.   Hunter’s decision to head up Coldwell Banker Pinnacle Real Estate completes a transition process that began almost a year ago, when [...]

Prudential Family Realty recently opened for business in London, Ont. “We joined Prudential Real Estate because it was such a good alignment with our values and ahead of the curve technologically,” says broker/co-owner John Goodwin. “We are a family business, and we consider our customers and community to be an extension of that family, so [...]

Century 21 Canada’s U. Gary Charlwood became the first Canadian to be named to the International Franchise Association’s (IFA) Hall of Fame at the association’s 48th annual convention in Orlando, FL recently.   The IFA, whose members operate in more than 80 industries and 100 countries, only names one person each year to its Hall [...]