Navigating Real Estate Brokerage Succession: Tax Exemptions, Regulatory Hurdles, and Family Transfers
Passing a real estate brokerage down to the next generation has historically presented a labyrinth of tax and regulatory hurdles for owner-operators across Canada. However, recent legislative updates have opened…
Federal Court of Appeal Clears Way for Major Real Estate Class Action Over Buyer Brokerage Commissions
OTTAWA — A high-stakes legal battle scrutinizing how buyer brokerage commissions are negotiated and paid across Canada has cleared a critical hurdle, as the Federal Court of Appeal has rejected…
Federal Court of Appeal Clears Path for Class Action Lawsuit Against CREA, TRREB, and Major Brokerages Over Buyer Brokerage Commissions
OTTAWA — A high-stakes proposed class action challenging the traditional methods by which buyer brokerage commissions are negotiated and paid across Canada has successfully cleared yet another critical legal hurdle.…
Evaluating Century 21 Canada’s Rise Platform: A Brokerage Perspective on New Real Estate Tech
When Century 21 Canada officially announced the rollout of its new Rise platform earlier this year, Linas Kilius was far from ready to be impressed. As the managing partner of…
Navigating the Real Estate Leap: Experts Debate First-Time Multifamily Investments, Construction Bids, and Brokerage Realities
Real estate investing is traditionally viewed as a slow, deliberate climb. Most aspiring investors follow a well-trodden path: acquiring a single-family rental, learning the operational ropes through trial and error,…
AI-Powered Health Benefits Brokerage Corridor Secures $25M Seed Round Led by Bain Capital Ventures
Jackson Wagner’s journey away from the tech giant Scale AI began in the summer of 2022, marking the end of a notable chapter in his career as a product lead.…