Shaping the Future of Real Estate Education
OREA has established scholarships at the York University Schulich School of Business and the Ryerson University Ted Rogers School of Management. The scholarships are available to students specializing in real estate. These initiatives demonstrate the College’s commitment to building relationships with other members of the academic community. Both scholarships are a first of their kind. [...]
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Why Communication is Crucial
Communication is the basis of our lives and we would, in this day and age, be handicapped without it. Communication is at the root of all of the events, daily interactions and social affairs of human dealings. Every day we convey messages to other people one way or another — be it by using words, [...]
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OREA YPN & the Benefits of Being Involved in Organized Real Estate
“I’ve really benefited in my career from being involved and giving back to the industry.” – Ron Abraham, OREA President
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Ontario deficit lower than expected
Ontario Finance Minister Dwight Duncan announced Wednesday April 25 that the province’s deficit is projected to be $15 billion in 2011-12, down from $15.3 billion. The government is expecting to have a $500 million surplus by 2017-18. There are two reasons for the better than expected financial outlook. First, Minister Duncan credited the federal budget [...]
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Pricing To Sell
School is never out at the OREA Real Estate College, so states the College’s Continuing Education web page. The College currently offers 26 online continuing education (CE) courses to help you complete your mandatory CE requirements, namely a minimum of 24 continuing education credits in each two-year registration cycle.[1] Developed by industry experts, these interactive [...]
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OREA Centre for Leadership Development launches Leadership Library
OREA Leadership Library is a web resource of tips, tools, checklists and articles that can help members become better leaders. Whether you’re a volunteer leader at your association, an Executive Officer or a leader at your real estate company, you’ll find something of value at OREA’s Leadership Library. The Leadership Library include various topics of [...]
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Lessons Learned in Real Estate
Being new to the business means the ability to introduce a new perspective on an “older” industry. However, us “newbies” would be remised if we overlooked the years of experience and the wealth of knowledge that can be tapped into from those that have been in the business for long enough to deem them “experts”. [...]
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OREA To Attend REALTOR® Quest
Come out and visit the OREA booth (#801-805) at REALTOR® Quest on May 2nd and 3rd 2012! TREB’s Annual two day long conference and tradeshow is filled with various activities and opportunities to gain knowledge for your business. Drop by OREA’s booth to find out what your association is doing for you, get up-to-date industry information [...]
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Ontario government announces changes to Wireless Services Agreements
Ontario Consumer Services Minister Margarett Best announced the introduction of the bill in the Ontario Legislature that promises to force providers to simplify costs of wireless services and be more “upfront” with users. Ontario is following Quebec, Manitoba and Newfoundland in developing the legislation. If voted into law, the Wireless Service Agreement would: • Cap [...]
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Ontario to consolidate two energy agencies
On April 18 the Ontario government announced its plan to merge two of Ontario’s large electricity agencies. Follow the link to see a press release. Energy Minister Chris Bentley argued that the merger of Ontario Power Authority (OPA) and the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) would save Ontario ratepayers about $25 million a year [...]
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