Realtors Association of Hamilton-Burlington

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The REALTORS Association of Hamilton-Burlington (RAHB) is the 3rd largest real estate board in Ontario and the 8th largest in Canada, representing over 2900 members [1] in Hamilton, Burlington and surrounding areas.

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In the community, RAHB is the largest fundraiser to the CHML/Y108 Children's Fund, [2] a founding member of the Home Ownership Affordability Partnership (in conjunction with the City of Hamilton and the Threshold School of Building), [3] and administrator of the Karan Barker Memorial Scholarship. [4] In November 2006, RAHB grabbed national headlines for its pledge to send Tim Hortons gift certificates to Canadian troops stationed in Kandahar, Afghanistan. [5]

Officially founded in 1921, [6] the REALTORS Association of Hamilton-Burlington was previously:

The Association's landmark building on York Boulevard, was acquired in 1990 for $3.8M. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "About RAHB". Archived from the original on 2011-05-30. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
  2. ↑ "AM 900 - CHMLAM". Corus Radio. Archived from the original on 2007-08-12. Retrieved 2007-10-31.
  3. ↑ McGuinness, Eric (2005-03-10). "City will sell aging social housing units to buy more economical townhouses". Hamilton Spectator. Archived from the original on May 24, 2011. Retrieved 2007-10-31.
  4. ↑ "Realtors mourn loss of E.O. Karan Barker". Real Estate Marketing. 2001-03-01. Archived from the original on 2007-10-26. Retrieved 2007-10-31.
  5. ↑ "Hamilton-area Realtors to donate Tim Hortons gift certificates to troops: And they're easy to ship". National Post. 2006-11-04.
  6. ↑ Board records date back to 1918. "Hamilton Real Estate Board collection - 1918-1934". McMaster University . Retrieved 2007-10-31.
  7. ↑ "Sales History Report". Teranet. Retrieved 2007-10-31.
  8. ↑ Doucet, Michael J., Weaver, John C. (1991). Housing the North American City. McGill Queen's Press. ISBN   0-7735-0825-2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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