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Canadian Real Estate Association
- This article is about the Canadian Real Estate Association. For other uses, see CREA.
The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) represents over 90,000 realtors (including brokers, agents, and salespeople) across Canada.
The Association owns the Multiple Listing Service(r) or MLS(r) trademark and the REALTOR(r) trademarks in Canada. Local real estate Boards or Associations operate a local data base under a licensing agreement with the national association. The Canadian Real Estate Association also operates the mls.ca and ICX.CA web sites on behalf of all members.[1][2]
History
- 1943 - originally founded as Canadian Association of Real Estate Boards[3]
- 1944 - REALTOR adopted for use by its members
- 1951 - Photo Co-op System (pre-cursor to MLS) introduced
External links
- Canadian Real Estate Association
- Multiple Listings Service (Canada)
- Commercial Listings (Canada)
References
- ^ Waldie, Paul (2006-09-21). "Realtors nix change to listings service". Globe and Mail. Retrieved on 2006-09-21.
- ^ "Real Estate Association delays decision on MLS changes". CBC News (2006-09-21). Retrieved on 2006-09-21.
- ^ "History of Real Estate", CREA web-site. Retrieved on 2006-09-21.
| Organized Real Estate in Canada |
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| National Canadian Real Estate Association Provincial/Territorial Real Estate Associations Alberta • British Columbia • Manitoba • New Brunswick • Newfoundland & Labrador • Northwest Territories • Nova Scotia • Nunavut • Ontario Prince Edward Island • Quebec • Saskatchewan • Yukon Territory Top 3 Real Estate Boards by Membership Toronto • Montreal • Vancouver |
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