Canadian Real Estate Association

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The Canadian Real Estate Association
AbbreviationCREA
Formation1943 [1]
Headquarters Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Region
Canada
Membership
130,000 [2]
Key people
Jason Stephen (President) [3]
Michael Bourque (CEO) [4]
Website www.crea.ca OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA; French : L'Association Canadienne de l'Immeuble, ACI) is a trade association that represents real estate brokers, agents, and salespeople in Canada. [2]

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CREA's membership includes over 130,000 individuals, working through 90 real estate boards and associations across Canada. [2] CREA is governed by an elected board of directors, [5] which has representation from each region of Canada and features director-at-large positions. Currently, there are 16 seats on the board.

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References

  1. "Canadian Real Estate Association". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
  2. 1 2 3 "About". CREA. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
  3. "Board of Directors". CREA. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
  4. "Operational Management Team". CREA. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
  5. "Board of Directors – CREA" . Retrieved 2019-07-23.