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MLS rules and CREA will go before a Competition Tribunal

February 9, 2010
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Competition Commissioner Melanie Aitken has moved to bring the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) before a Competition Tribunal to seek a ruling that would force CREA to change MLS rules that she believes limit competition and harm consumers.
Following a lengthy investigation, the Competition Bureau announced in early November that they believed some of CREA’s rules [...]

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How to become a real estate agent in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

November 14, 2009
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Provincial legislation in Saskatchewan states that anyone wishing to represent members of the public in a real estate trade in Saskatchewan must be registered. The Saskatchewan Real Estate Commission (SREC), an independent, non-government agency, responsible for regulating the real estate industry in Saskatchewan, mandates qualifications for registration.
First of all, people wishing to become registered to [...]

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Canada’s Competition Bureau concludes CREA’s rules are anti-competitive

November 3, 2009
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There’s a good chance that you’ve come across news stories like this one published in today’s Star Phoenix about the conclusions reached by the Competition Bureau of Canada following their investigation of the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), owners of the MLS® trademark in Canada. The Competition Bureau has ruled that some of CREA’s policies [...]

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Discriminatory real estate ad attracts media attention

June 15, 2009

This post makes the “Too funny” category for the featured video’s surprise ending. If you start the video, please see it through to the end.
By way of Brendan King’s Twitter stream.

As a licensed Asian, I found this particular misunderstanding quite amusing and so did the other Asians in my office, but discriminatory practices are no [...]

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Saskatoon home seller has one strange pricing strategy

October 27, 2008

This image is a screenshot taken from the Saskatoon MLS system that displays the price history of a listed property. The home seller is clearly confused. He has adjusted his price 16 times including 9 reductions and 7 increases. That’s right. 7 increases. Oddly, the asking price is still higher than it was the day [...]

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Buyer sues agent for letting them pay too much for a home

January 22, 2008

“Marty Ummel feels she paid too much for her house. So do millions of other people who bought at the peak of the housing boom.

“What makes Ms. Ummel different is that she is suing her agent, saying it was all his fault.”

I came by this story from today’s New York Times by way [...]

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Saskatoon blog finds a place in the 10 Good Men Award roll

January 10, 2007

Teresa Boardman, REALTOR® and well known blogger from St. Paul Minnesota is no stranger to the blogging scene. She’s been at it longer than most and she’s well known throughout the community making guest appearances on other popular blogs on a regular basis.

She swears that given enough time, science will eventually prove that [...]

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Deceptive agent practice could cost Saskatoon home sellers money

November 13, 2006

There’s a disturbing practice occurring all too often, which is padding the pockets of some unethical agents at the cost of their sellers. If you’re considering selling a home you should know about it and make certain it doesn’t happen to you.

We are currently in a market of low supply and high demand. [...]

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