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Realtors, consumers facing racism on the job and when buying and selling homes: OREAThe 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.CanadaSep 27, 2022
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Around 40% of parents of young Ontario homeowners helped children with purchase: pollThe 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.CanadaFeb 22, 2022
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COVID protocols slack in Toronto real estate showings, tenant saysA Toronto man renting a condominium apartment says real estate agents who showed it to prospective buyers disregarded COVID protocols.ConsumerJan 19, 2022
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Like home buyers, study suggests renters also looking out of market for an alternativeA recent study suggests renters are lamenting high costs for a place to live, like many home buyers.MoneyNov 5, 2021
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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."EconomyJul 13, 2021
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Realtors say Ontario government should ban so-called ‘bully’ offersOntario 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.CanadaApr 8, 2019
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OREA says a more open real estate bidding process benefits everyoneIn 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.CanadaOct 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 "This legislation is out of date."CanadaOct 11, 2018
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Ontario Real Estate Association wants province to intervene in registration spat with travel councilHudak claims such registration is a "needless piece of red tape."CanadaSep 17, 2018
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GTA real estate broker demands commission even after failed house saleOhrstrom’s lawyer denies Nemeth was kept in the dark about the buyer’s financial difficulties, and told Global News “regardless of the buyer’s financial situation, to Ms. Nemeth’s knowledge the buyer was the owner of an existing property of significant value.”CanadaSep 6, 2018
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