Canadian Real Estate Association

The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) represents over 100,000 Realtors (including brokers, agents, and salespeople) across Canada.[1]

The Association owns the Multiple Listing Service or MLS trademark and the Realtor 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 realtor.ca (previously mls.ca) and ICX.CA web sites on behalf of all members.

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References

  1. ^ ""Who We Are", CREA web-site". http://www.crea.ca/public/crea/who_we_are.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-25. 
  2. ^ ""History of Real Estate", CREA web-site". http://www.crea.ca/public/crea/history.htm. Retrieved 2006-09-21. 
  3. ^ First use in Canada claimed as early as 1917. See CIPO trademark registration TMA403121.
Organized Real Estate in Canada
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