Canadian Home Sales Up in June

by Phil Hall | Jul 16, 2025 | International Real Estate News, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

National home sales across Canada in were up 2.8% month-over-month and up 3.5% year-over-year, according to data from the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA). The uptick in home sales occurred despite a 2.9% month-over-month decline in newly listed properties. The...

13th Century English Manor (Complete with Moat) Now Listed for $4.38 Million

by Phil Hall | Jul 14, 2025 | International Real Estate News, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

An English manor located on an estate that was created when Richard the Lionheart was the reigning monarch has been listed for sale at $4.38 million. Kent Online reports the 24-acre historic estate of St John’s Jerusalem in Sutton-at-Hone, near Farningham, is based on...

Saudi Arabia to Allow Property Ownership by Foreigners

by Phil Hall | Jul 11, 2025 | International Real Estate News, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The government of Saudi Arabia has enacted a new law permitting non-Saudis to own property in certain markets across the kingdom. The new law, which goes into effect in January 2026. According to a report in Construction Business News, non-Saudis will be able to...

New Partnership Aims at Tokenizing Tokyo Real Estate

by Phil Hall | Jul 11, 2025 | International Real Estate News, News/Current Events, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The Japanese real estate investment firm Gates Group Inc. has partnered with Oasys, a blockchain-based game development platform, to tokenize $75 million worth of Tokyo real estate assets on the Oasys blockchain platform. Following the Tokyo rollout, the new...

Tech Trends: In Pursuit of User-Friendly Solutions

by Phil Hall | Jul 10, 2025 | International Real Estate News, News/Current Events, Real Estate Agent Tools, Real Estate News, Tech Trends, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

This week’s edition of Tech Trends offers four new solutions designed to make life easier for home sellers, property managers, and real estate investors. A New Way to Sell Canadian Homes. Hyyve, a new platform for Canadian home sellers, has launched in Toronto....

Realtor.ca Canada Launches CEO Recruitment Process

by Phil Hall | Jul 10, 2025 | International Real Estate News, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Realtor.ca Canada Inc. has begun a search process for a CEO. This search will be led by The Leadership Agency, a Toronto-based executive recruitment firm, and the organization said in a statement it was “seeking dynamic candidates who are passionate about building on...