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As this annual report was going into production, CREA was awaiting a ruling from the Competition Tribunal on an interpretation of certain provisions of the Consent Agreement that has been in place between CREA and the Commissioner of Competition since 2010. Specifically, CREA disagrees with the Commissioner over whether a link from REALTOR.ca could lead directly to private seller's contact information or the advertisement of private sales. CREA takes the view that it should not appear on a landing page that is directly linked from REALTOR.ca as this would not be in keeping with the member-to-member nature of our system. The Competition Tribunal hearing of the issues took place November 18 and its decision is pending.
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Read More Trademarks are owned or controlled by The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) and identify real estate professionals who are members of CREA (REALTOR®) and/or the quality of services they provide (MLS®).