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July 11, 2022 12:35 ET | Source: Ontario Real Estate Association

The Ontario REALTORS Care® Foundation (ORCF) Welcomes Shannon Ketelaars as Executive Director

TORONTO, July 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ontario REALTORS Care® Foundation (ORCF), an organization that supports shelter-based charities across Ontario, is pleased to announce the appointment...
May 25, 2022 07:30 ET | Source: Ontario Real Estate Association

Majority of Ontarians Agree: Government Should Not Tell You How You Must Sell Your Home

TORONTO, May 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- With housing taking centre stage in the lead up to next week’s provincial election, it’s clear that voters are looking for a provincial government that will...
May 09, 2022 07:30 ET | Source: Ontario Real Estate Association

Realtors® Call on All Provincial Parties to Save the Dream of Home Ownership in Ontario

TORONTO, May 09, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- With the Canadian dream of home ownership on life support in Ontario, Ontario REALTORS® are calling on all political parties and candidates running in the...
April 26, 2022 07:30 ET | Source: Ontario Real Estate Association

Cut Energy Costs and Fight Climate Change by Greening Ontario Homes, Say Realtors®

TORONTO, April 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A new report from the Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA) is proposing to fight climate change by reducing GHG emissions in housing while helping keep...
March 25, 2022 07:30 ET | Source: Ontario Real Estate Association

Ontario REALTORS® Donate $100,000 to Support Ukraine Relief Efforts

TORONTO, March 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- To support the relief efforts in Ukraine, the Ontario REALTORS Care® Foundation (ORCF) announced today that it is donating $100,000 to the Canadian Red...
February 22, 2022 08:00 ET | Source: Ontario Real Estate Association

4 in 10 Parents of Young Ontario Homeowners Financially Helped Their Child Achieve the Dream of Home Ownership

TORONTO, Feb. 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- New polling released today by the Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA) shows Ontario’s older parents greatly value the importance of home ownership – so...
September 29, 2021 07:30 ET | Source: Ontario Real Estate Association

To Fix the Housing Affordability Crisis, Ontario Should End Exclusionary Single-Family Zoning in High-Demand Areas

TORONTO, Sept. 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ontario REALTORS® are calling on the Government of Ontario to cut red tape and build on the successful More Homes, More Choice Act, 2019 by ending...
September 02, 2021 08:23 ET | Source: Ontario Real Estate Association

2021 Federal Election Shines a Light on Canada’s Housing Affordability Crisis

TORONTO, Sept. 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canada’s millennials want to own homes: it’s part of the Canadian Dream. But the housing affordability crisis means that dream is slipping out of reach...
July 13, 2021 07:00 ET | Source: Ontario Real Estate Association

Nearly Half of Prospective Home Buyers Under 45 Have Considered or Are Considering Moving Out of Ontario Due to Housing Affordability

TORONTO, July 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- New polling data released today by the Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA) shows Ontarians feel housing affordability in the province is getting worse...
June 08, 2021 13:26 ET | Source: Ontario Real Estate Association

Future-Shaping Infrastructure Projects Will Enhance Ontario’s Competitiveness, Improve Quality of Life, Bring the Dream of Home Ownership Within Reach for Many

TORONTO, June 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ontarians have a history of building great things. The people of this province have transformed Niagara Falls into a massive source of emissions-free...