The Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA) today announced that Larissa Smit has joined OREA’s growing Government Relations team. “OREA is looking to strengthen our REALTOR® voice at Queen’s Park by enhancing the Association’s real estate and housing research capabilities. Larissa’s wealth of knowledge and experience will help OREA promote the Canadian dream of home ownership,” … Continued
Today, Markham City Council will be debating a motion calling on the Ontario government to introduce a foreign buyer’s tax. Please see the attached joint open letter from the Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA) and the Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) to Markham Mayor Frank Scarpitti. Also below is a statement for publication from OREA … Continued
Today OREA released research that shows a massive loss of economic activity in the City of Toronto and a corresponding loss of thousands of jobs due to the Municipal Land Transfer Tax (MLTT), imposed in Toronto in 2008. The report, Economic Implications of the Municipal Land Transfer Tax in Toronto, conducted by Altus Group … Continued