COVID-19: Royal LePage Resource Centre – Helping You Stay Informed and Prepared

March 27, 2020 8 min. read

Coronavirus information and resources for Royal LePagers.

Additional resources including an archive of the COVID-19 Daily Digest, How To documents, a guideline for continuing to deliver real estate services during this pandemic, forms, social media covers and more are also available in the COVID-19 Resource Centre on rlpNetwork.

Adapting to an ever-changing reality as we fight to contain the coronavirus is a daunting task. We want you to know that you are not alone in facing these challenges: that the Royal LePage Canada team is here to support you.

As things change rapidly, some of the earlier information provided below may be out-of-date. With that said, we will be continually updating this page in an effort to provide you with the most current information.

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INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP: ROYAL LEPAGE IN THE NEWS

National capital region stokes red-hot real estate (Toronto Sun – April 21, 2020)
Real estate sales expected to slide, with fewer sales than usual through summer: BCREA (Times Colonist – April 21, 2020)
Home prices have some support despite sales slowdown – RBC Economics (Mortgage Broker News – April 20, 2020)
Sales, prices in Alberta’s housing markets going downhill (Mortgage Broker News – April 20, 2020)
COVID-19 derailed Regina housing market’s recovery – local broker (Mortgage Broker News – April 20, 2020)
Housing prices to hold steady during pandemic (Real Estate Management Industry – April 16, 2020)
Canadian home prices to weather the worst of the pandemic (Mortgage Broker News – April 16, 2020)
Montreal housing market to see a surge of demand in late 2020 (Mortgage Broker News – April 16, 2020)
Housing transactions way down from what’s normal this time of year: Royal LePage (BNN Bloomberg – April 15, 2020)
Canadian housing market crash still unlikely says leading brokerage (Wealth Professional – April 15, 2020)
Royal LePage forecasts ‘remarkably stable’ home prices during pandemic (Real Estate Magazine – April 15, 2020)
Ottawa home sales down 60% so far in April, OREB says (Ottawa Business Journal – April 15, 2020)
Royal LePage predicts flattening of Toronto home prices (The Star – April 14, 2020)
Where are housing prices headed? (CTV News Vancouver – April 14, 2020)
Housing prices should remain stable across Canada despite COVID-19 pandemic: market forecast (CTV News Montreal – April 14, 2020)
GTA housing market can weather COVID-19 crisis: Royal LePage (Toronto Sun – April 14, 2020)
Montreal property prices seen posting biggest drop in 50 years (Montreal Gazette – April 14, 2020)
Calgary/Edmonton house prices on the decline (Calgary’s Business – April 14 – 2020)
Royal Lepage expects Regina home prices to continue decline during COVID-19 (Global News – April 14, 2020)
Searching for a new approach; The real estate industry is turning to virtual tools as brokerages curtail operations and sellers and buyers hole up in isolation (National Post – April 4, 2020)
COVID-19 has pushed Toronto home sales off a cliff, but they’ll come back strong: realtors (The Star – April 3, 2020)
Home sales brace for 30% drop; Roaring start to season ending with a whimper (National Post – April 3, 2020)
Hamilton-Burlington real estate market slips with arrival of COVID-19 pandemic (The Peterborough Examiner – April 3, 2020)
Realtors push back on non-essential sales, adopt safety measures amid outbreak (The Canadian Press – March 27, 2020)
After holding out, realtors call end to open houses amid pandemic (The Globe & Mail – March 21, 2020)
Standard real e state practices have turned on their ear due to COVID-19: Royal LePage CEO (BNN Bloomberg – March 20, 2020)
Agents scrapping open houses as real estate industry responses to COVID-19 (Halifax Today – March 20, 2020)
Open houses going extinct as Canadian housing market grapples with coronavirus fallout (Financial Post – March 19, 2020)
‘Bully offers’ eclipse coronavirus woes in Canada’s home market (The Star – March 19, 2020)
Toronto housing market in flux as low interest rates compete with social distancing (The Star – March 16, 2020)
The Bank of Canada’s rate cut could fuel the real estate market amid COVID-19 (The Globe & Mail – March 13, 2020)
Housing market best able to weather the coronavirus storm of all the economy’s sectors: Royal LePage (Financial Post – March 11, 2020)
A Bank of Canada rate cut over coronavirus fears could push Toronto home prices even higher (The Star – March 4, 2020)
Phil Soper on the interest rate cut in response to COVID-19 (REMonline – March 6, 2020)

USEFUL RESOURCES & INFORMATION

Industry Information and Resources

CREA What REALTORS® Should Know About COVID-19
Real Estate Council of British Columbia (RECBC) Covid-19 Guidance
British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) COVID-19: Resources for REALTORSⓇ
Real Estate Council of Alberta (RECA) COVID-19 and Real Estate
Alberta Real Estate Association (AREA) COVID-19 Updates
Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO) COVID-19 Notice: Real Estate is an essential service [in Ontario], but it’s NOT “business as usual” (March 26, 2020)
New Brunswick Real Estate Association (NBREA) Real Estate Transactions in NB During a State of Emergency
Nova Scotia Real Estate Comission COVID-19 Update – Trading in Real Estate

General Information & Resources

Health Canada: Outbreak updates, travel health notices, FAQs, awareness resources (including infographics)
Canada’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan
COVID-19: Royal LePage Overview of Government Relief Programs
Dr. Theresa Tam’s Twitter account (Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer)
World Health Organization (WHO) latest news and pandemic preparedness
Global, and Country COVID-19 Statistics
McCarthy Tetrault COVID-19: Emergency Measures Tracker, Federal and Provincial
An Overview of Mandatory Closures and Restrictions on Businesses Across Canada in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
How to protect yourself from COVID-19 fraud scams
Talking to your children about COVID-19
CAMH – How to stay mentally healthy during Covid-19
University Cancellations & Updates

Provincial COVID-19 News, Updates & Resources

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