The Ottawa Real Estate Board (OREB) is a non-profit
professional association of registered
real estate brokers and salespeople in the
Ottawa
Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern portion of the province of Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core ...
,
Canada area.
[http://orebweb1.oreb.ca/about_oreb.shtml] OREB was formed in 1919 and incorporated in 1921.
In 1982, the name was changed to 'Real Estate Board of Ottawa-Carleton', and was changed back to the 'Ottawa Real Estate Board' in 2000.
OREB has been maintaining statistics of Ottawa house prices since 1956. The average home price in Ottawa in 2008 was $289,766, a 6.35% increase over 2007.
History
Ottawa’s Co-operative Listing service was created in 1949 and the name changed to Multiple Listing Service in 1963.
Members
Members of OREB are registered by the
Real Estate Council of Ontario
Established in 1997, the Real Estate Council of Ontario is a not-for-profit corporation that regulates the trade of real estate in Ontario in the public interest. On behalf of the Government of Ontario, it administers and enforces the Real Estate ...
(RECO) to trade in real estate in Ontario.
Members and member offices can be found by using the search function on the home page of its website. All members of the Board are also members of the
Ontario Real Estate Association and
Canadian Real Estate Association
The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA; , ACI) is a trade association that represents real estate brokers, agents, and salespeople in Canada.
CREA's membership includes over 130,000 individuals, working through 90 real estate boards and assoc ...
, and as such, are permitted to use the term REALTOR. The REALTOR and MLS trademarks are owned by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA).
Mandate and board services
OREB's mission statement is "to foster a professional environment to enable the members to carry out their practice of real estate".
OREB administers Ottawa’s Multiple Listing Service system, which uses the Matrix™ software to allow members to enter and manage their listings.
OREB maintains an up-to-date list of Open Houses for the public.
[http://orebweb2.oreb.ca/openhouses/frm_openhouses.html]
See also
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Canadian Real Estate Association
The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA; , ACI) is a trade association that represents real estate brokers, agents, and salespeople in Canada.
CREA's membership includes over 130,000 individuals, working through 90 real estate boards and assoc ...
*
Ontario Real Estate Association
References
External links
Ottawa Real Estate Board public website
{{Real estate-ca
Real estate industry trade groups based in Canada
Trade associations based in Ontario
Economy of Ottawa
Real Estate Board
1949 establishments in Canada