The Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO) announced the appointment of Brenda Buchanan as its new CEO. RECO is a not-for-profit organization that regulates real estate agents and brokerages across the province. Buchanan, who served as the interim CEO following the...
A Toronto lawyer is facing multiple fraud charges tied to alleged to multiple real estate transactions. The Toronto Police Service arrested and charged Singa Bui, a partner at the now-defunct Cartel & Bui LLP, 24 counts of fraud over $5,000, 17 counts of criminal...
Canadian housing starts posted a 0.4% uptick in June from May, according to data from the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). The seasonally adjusted annualized rate of housing starts rose to 283,734 units last month from a revised 282,705 units. Actual...
Now, here’s something that you don’t find in most homes listed for sale – a jail cell. RealEstate.com.au reports a residence on the market in Melbourne, Australia, that was once a police station had been converted to a five-bedroom residence in the 1980s. But for some...
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...
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...