The B.C. Real Estate Association (BCREA) has launched a new website designed to educate real estate professionals and consumers about “green” real estate and buildings. BCREA’s Green Tool Kit for Realtors (www.greentoolkit.ca) is a guide for industry professionals in B.C. to respond to the growing consumer interest in features of  “green” real estate, from energy [...]

Macdonald Realty announced recently that it will open a third office in Edmonton. The office will be owned and operated by John Stobe. “While negotiations are still under way, it is hoped the new office will be near Edmonton’s trendy Whyte Avenue area” in the south east of the city, says the company in a [...]

Sixty per cent of boomers would prefer to stay in their current community when they retire, according to RBC’s 15th annual home ownership study.   “Even though this generation of zoomers will tell you they have plans to travel abroad and pursue a more active lifestyle, many still want to keep their current home in [...]

Bill McGuire was named Realtor of the Year by the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB), during the organization’s recent AGM. The night before the AGM, McGuire was named one of the zone Realtors Care Award recipients at VIREB’s first annual Realtors Care Awards and Past Presidents Dinner. McGuire says winning was humbling.
 
“To join the [...]

The Calgary Real Estate Board’s highest honour, the T.W.H. (Bill) Saunders Memorial Award, was presented to Earl Scheuer of Coldwell Banker Chinook City at the board’s annual awards ceremony recently. The award, which was established in 1979, is presented to a CREB member who has made outstanding contributions to the real estate industry and to [...]

Sixteen-year-old Grade 11 student Jennifer Krane of Milton, Ont. has embarked on a unique co-operative education program at Re/Max Real Estate Centre, under the tutelage of Broker Barb King.   Every weekday morning until the end of May, Krane assumes the role of King’s assistant. She is participating fully in activities allowed by an assistant [...]

Peter Lockhart of  Royal LePage Downtown Vernon is the president of the Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board (OMREB) for 2008/09.   “We will welcome the opportunity to work with the local governments and other stakeholders to enhance housing opportunities for working families of the Okanagan, Shuswap and Revelstoke areas,” says Lockhart. “We all want a [...]

At a time when the national housing market in the U.S. has taken a hit, Re/Max International launched a new advertising campaign that features 15 and 30-second TV spots with a positive message for consumers: Now’s a great time to buy a home.   “Re/Max has the power of experience and the strength of the [...]

More than 2,400 Century 21 System members and 220 offices were recognized for their various accomplishments in 2007, with over 650 individuals crossing the stage at one of the seven Century 21 Annual Awards Gala events that took place across the country recently.   Century 21 Conexus Realty in Regina swept the firm category by [...]

How to provide maximum functionality for 30,000 legitimate users while protecting data from unauthorized access, theft and abuse?   That was the challenge the Toronto Real Estate Board faced recently when it introduced a strong authentication system for its MLS portal, TorontoMLS. In order to access the system, every TorontoMLS user must now carry a [...]