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TREB Recommends Minimum Qualifications for Home Inspectors

rudy.reznik@century21.ca — Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

May 6, 2013 -- The Ministry of Consumer Services is currently reviewing minimum qualifications for home inspectors in Ontario. These qualifications would aim to increase transparency of the profession; ensure a minimum standard of training; improve consistency in home inspections and enhance consumer protection.

TREB supports minimum standards for home inspectors. Through Member consultation, TREB has endorsed the following recommendations, which have been passed to OREA for inclusion in the provincial government’s home inspection consultations. The recommendations are:

Increase Transparency of the Profession
- Home inspectors should be regulated. Specifically, they should be regulated by a self-regulated at arms-length body/agency. This body/agency could be modeled after RECO or Professional Engineers Ontario. In addition, all home inspectors should be required to belong to this regulatory body in order to work as a home inspector in the province.
Ensure a minimum standard of training
- Home inspectors should be required to have a minimum level of training and/or education.
- Home inspectors should be required to update their skills, knowledge and training through continuing education.
- Home inspectors should be required to abide by a code of ethics mandated by the regulatory body.
Improve consistency in home inspections
- Home inspectors should be required to follow a standardized visual inspection checklist. This checklist should include basic home structures and systems.
Enhance consumer protection
- Home inspectors should be required to carry valid errors & omissions insurance.

Brand New Listing!!! 44 Shady Lane Cres

rene.ahmad@century21.ca — Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Can you guess where this is??

Backyard Oasis - your own inground swimming pool, updated deck and the list goes on and on...

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Market is starting to even out

rene.ahmad@century21.ca — Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

If you're a Seller thinking about selling - now might NOT be the right time lol

It appears that Jan, Feb, Mar and April were slower months than in the previous year. Not as hot as everyone thought or expected. The good news is that homes in great condition and good prices are still selling very quickly just not the crazy bidding wars of a year ago or even earlier this year.

Questions?

Call me anytime,...

Rene Ahmad, CMA, CPA

Century 21 Skylark Real Estate Ltd.

direct: 647-223-0499

The Most Respected Brand in Real Estate Industry.

arun.jasra@century21.ca — Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

SURVEY SHOWS CENTURY 21 REAL ESTATE IS MOST RESPECTED BRAND IN INDUSTRY

Century 21 Real Estate LLC, the franchisor of the world’s largest real estate sales organization, announced the results of a third-party survey that shows consumers identified the CENTURY 21 brand as the “most respected in the industry.” CENTURY 21 maintained its lead in brand awareness among consumers presented with a list of real estate organizations, a position it has held since 1999.

In the study conducted by global market research firm Millward Brown, the CENTURY 21^® brand achieved 96 percent total brand awareness among consumers in the market to buy or sell a home in the past two years or in the next two years. The nearest industry competitor was five percentage points behind. The study also notes that the CENTURY 21 System remains one of the top recommended real estate agencies in “Likelihood to Recommend and Future Consideration.”

“The fact that CENTURY 21 was identified by consumers as the most respected real estate brand in the study is due to the hard work and dedication of our sales professionals,” said Rick Davidson, President & CEO, Century 21 Real Estate LLC. “Our continued prominence in this brand study is a testament to our bold marketing initiatives designed to keep our agents top-of-mind with home buyers and sellers.” The CENTURY 21 brand advertised in both the 2012 and 2013 Super Bowl^® games, as well as the 2012 Summer Olympics.