Advocacy Position Papers
The Winnipeg Regional Real Estate Board believes in generating a positive environment conducive to homeownership and to real estate in general.
In efforts to elevate organized real estate and its practitioners, the Winnipeg Regional Real Estate Board has authored a number of advocacy and position papers regarding important topics such as future housing development, support for home ownership, rental housing and Land Transfer Tax relief.
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Archive : 1998
The first item the Board wishes to bring forward here is one our national association has been spearheading over the last four years. It speaks directly to the consumer's right to prepay a mortgage and a standardized penalty that's fair to both the lender and borrower. The Association has consulted widely with government and other stakeholders in efforts to strengthen disclosure of prepayment terms and conditions for mortgages of five years or less.