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Real Brokerage to buy REMAX Holdings in US$880M deal
Real Brokerage to buy REMAX Holdings for US$880M
The Real Brokerage Inc. plans to acquire REMAX Holdings, Inc., the parent company of REMAX, LLC for US$880 million, with the aim of forming a technology-based global real estate giant named Real REMAX Group.
Beyond the Curb A different kind of spring homebuyer is emergingJoel FoxCo-founder and COO, Ownright |
Former B.C. premier now a missing middle developer
Former B.C. premier Mike Harcourt had always been a developer at heart, so it’s not too surprising he’s a shareholder in Harcourt Asset Management, a boutique family-run development company that builds gentle density housing.
How illegal construction in Metro Vancouver can hit hard
As Surrey cracks down on illegal construction, Ron Usher, former general counsel for the Society of Notaries Public of B.C., urges other municipalities to follow by authorizing notices on land titles for properties that fail to comply with permitting requirements.
Ontario homebuyers proceed without mortgage relief
Ontario buyers still have to qualify for mortgages on newly built homes at the full purchase price plus sales tax as they await information about how a new HST rebate will be applied.
Condopocalypse in Toronto
After peaking in 2022, Toronto real estate prices are down 26 per cent. And condos are worth less than before the pandemic. For thousands of struggling homeowners, there seems to be no way out.
Toronto’s housing crash hits the suburban home
At five bedrooms, five bathrooms and over 4,000 square feet, this Milton detached home is certainly not the shoebox condo that’s come to symbolize the Toronto-area real estate crash. Still, the sellers lost roughly $560,000 on the sale.
B.C. home sales expected to slide 2.1% in 2026
Home sales in British Columbia are forecast to fall 2.1 per cent this year as economic challenges push volume and prices lower across the province, according to the B.C. Real Estate Association's second quarterly housing forecast.
Eastern Prairies to lead recreational property price growth
Cottage prices are set to rise across Western Canada, according a Royal LePage report. The strongest growth is forecast for Manitoba and Saskatchewan, which will lead the country with 5.5 per cent growth in the median sales value of cottages.
The emergence of the 'group chat down payment'
COLUMN: A listing gets dropped into a group chat, someone runs the numbers, a parent weighs in, and a “what if” slowly becomes a plan. For a growing number of Canadians, this is where buying a home actually begins.
Collapsing rental market hits small landlords
Buyers who entered the market at its peak on the hopes of renting out their property to help pay off their mortgage are now facing a different reality with the immigration slowdown and a wave of new supply.
George Springer puts $6.5M Toronto mansion up for sale
George Springer is on the move. No, the Blue Jays star is not leaving the team, but a listing of Springer’s mansion in midtown Toronto recently appeared by Leverage Global Partners for $6.45 million.
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